Diddy Mealing

Fendig, 1950, American Camellia Catalogue, Large, imbricated, incom­plete double; creamy white with pink variegations, 11-11.5 cm in diameter. Occasionally one petal is pink. Petals upright, guard petals rounded, inner petals pointed. Plant habit, slightly pendulous, medium growth rate. Leaves, pale green, long acuminate. Originated by Dr and Mrs H.G. Mealing, Augusta, Georgia, USA from seed thought to be of Duchess of Sutherland. First flowered 1946. Registration No.5 with the ACS in their Newsletter, Jan.1949, vol.4, No.1. Sports: Pink Diddy, Diddy’s Pink Organdie, Diddy Mealing Peony. See illustrations American Camellia Yearbook, 1950, p.127. Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.III, p.65.

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Diddy Mealing     米林     (C. japonica)  红山茶 。 1953，美国乔治亚州，Augusta，Dr and Mrs H.G. Mealing培育选出。Duchess of Sutherland (萨瑟兰公爵夫人)自然实生种，初花1946年。完全〜玫瑰形、乳白色底、花底泛黄色调、偶有粉红色条纹、大轮(10〜11.5cm)、花期1〜2月、枝条纤细、垂枝性、长势中等。突变种：Pink Diddy、Diddy’s Pink Organdie、Diddy Mealing Peony。