Doomsday Beauty

International Camellia Journal, No.23, 1991, p.101, Reg. No.22: Originated by R.H. Ellis, Doomsday Gardens, Horsham, West Sussex, England. Flower: Large size, 11-12.5 cm across x 5 cm deep, semi-double of 20 petals. A chance seedling of Milo Rowell that first flowered 1986. Blooms mid-season to late. Buds acorn-shaped, green showing pink. Leaves, medium green, elliptic to oblate, 7.5 cm long x 3.8 cm wide, apices abruptly acuminate, margins bluntly serrate. Plant growth upright and rapid, well branched.