Duoji Alan

Duoji Alan (C. azalea × C. japonica form 'Mark Alan'). Liu Xinkai et al. 2023, Illustrations of the New Camellia Hybrids that Bloom Year-round, Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House, p.136. HA-62-2., a cross seedling (DAL-No.7) of C. azalea × C. japonica form 'Mark Alan'. Flowers light red to red, occasionally with a few white stripes, semi-double form, large size, 10.5-12.0cm across, 18-25 petals, 6.5cm deep, petals long obovate, groove shaped, turned outward which is like its male parent 'Mark Alan', filaments light pink and with a few white stripes. Leaves dark green, leathery, elliptic, upper margins sharply and finely serrate, lower margins smooth. Plant upright and growth vigorous. Starts to bloom from late-summer, fully blooms from autumn to winter and sporadically in spring. The cultivar name means “Multiseasonal Mark Alan”.

多季阿兰 Camellia ‘Duoji Alan’ 。刘信凯、钟乃盛、柯欢、武艳芳主编，2023，《第二部四季茶花杂交新品种彩色图集》，浙江科学技术出版社，第136页。 HA-62-2.杂交组合：杜鹃红山茶×红山茶类型‘阿兰’，杂交苗编号：DAL-No.7。花朵淡红色至红色，偶有白色条纹，半重瓣型，大型花，花径10.5-12.0cm,花瓣18-25枚，呈3轮松散、有序排列，花朵厚约6.5cm,花瓣长倒卵形，沟槽状，外翻，似其父本‘阿兰’，花丝淡粉红色，稀疏，少数瓣化，具白条纹。叶片浓绿色，叶背面灰绿色，革质，椭圆形，长8.5-12.5m,宽4.0-4.5cm，上部叶缘叶齿细尖，下部叶缘光滑。植株立性，生长旺盛。夏末始花，秋、冬季盛花，春季零星开花。