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Dot Spengler

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CountryUnited States

Year Published/Registered1978

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia 'Dot Spengler'

Chinese Name:斯宾格勒

Japanese Name

Meaning

Synonym

Dorothy Spengler  Parks, 1976, American Camellia Yearbook, p.50, fig.2. Renamed Dot Spengler as name already in use.

Description

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American Camellia Yearbook, 1978, p.128, Reg. No.1469: A small spirea red, (RHS.CC.025/1) semi-double to loose, peony form C. sasanqua hybrid, a cross of the female par­ent ‘Crimson King’ and the male parent, Asper hybrid No.4 (C. sasanqua x C.reticulataShizitou’). originated by Dr. C.R. Parks, North Carolina, USA. The 14 year old hybrid first flowered 1968. The flower has 10-12 petals, 5 petaloids, yellow anthers and cream fila­ments. Average size 7.5 cm across x 4 cm deep. Flowers late, December-March. Plant growth, spreading, dense, open and medium to slow in rate with dark green sasanqua type leaves. This hybrid was illus­trated in American Camellia Yearbook, 1976 facing p.50, invalidly as ‘Dorothy Spengler’. The name was changed to Dot Spengler on registration. International Camellia Society, 2023. Splendid Sasanquas, an International Ornament, p.62.

Flower

Flower Size7.1-7.8 cm

Blooming Season12-3 Month United States

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