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Duchessa di Sesa

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-4365

CountryItaly

Year Published/Registered1855

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Duchessa di Sesa'

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Duchessa di Seza  Verschaffelt, 1856, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XII. Orthographic variant for Duchessa di Sesa.

Description

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Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.27: Bright red, striped white; imbricated. Verschaffelt, 1856, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XII, pl.I as ‘Duchessa di Seza’: A fine plant we received from Mssrs Grilli & Co, Florence, Italy. The foliage is medium size; blossoms large than usual, with an unusual amplitude of petals, ovate and apiculate to rounded and slightly lobulate. Colouring is pink with a few whitish streaks. Orthographic variant: ‘Duchessa di Seza’.

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