Dixie Knight

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Id：ICR-3942

Country：United States

Year Published/Registered：1955

Cultivar Type：For Ornamental

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Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'Dixie Knight'

Species/Combination：C. japonica

Chinese Name：南天武士

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Nantian Wushi Shao, Taichong, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, No.285, p.73. Chinese synonym for the USA C.japonica Dixie Knight.

营火晚会茶花林目录,1992-2006, p.7/28, No.511.

Description

» English Description

American Camellia Yearbook, 1955, p.336, Reg. No.230: An 8 year old seedling; originated by Central Georgia Nurseries, Macon, Georgia, USA. First flowered 1954. Plant growth, upright, vigorous, compact and rapid in rate with midgreen leaves, oval, cordate, abrupt-cuspidate, serrate, 10 cm long x 5 cm wide. Flower buds are large, oval, tapering bases and bronze green. The very dark red flowers, 10-12.5 cm across, are semi-double, similar to Emperor of Russia. Stamens in 5 groups. Flowers mid-season to late. See colour plate, p.66, 79, Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias. Sports: Dixie Knight Supreme, Dixie Knight Variegated. Chinese synonym: ‘Nantian Wushi’.

» Chinese Description

朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》 p.72.

Dixie Knight 南天武士 (C. japonica) 红山茶。 1955，美国乔治亚州 Macon，Central Georgia种苗园培育选出。8年自然实生种，初花1954年。半重瓣〜松牡丹、浓黑红色、大轮(10〜12.5cm)、花期1〜3月、树性直立、浓密、长势强。花名：Dixie(1861年美国南部各州组成的南部联邦）。突变种：Dixie Knight Supreme。

Dixie Knight (营火晚会)一茶花林目录,1992-2006, p.7/28, No.511.

Flower

Flower Form：Semi-double / Doubleness(hose-in-hose)

Flower Colour：Single color Flower / Deep red

Flower Size： 10-12.5 cm

Blooming Season： 1-3 Month United States

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