Duoji Juemei

Duoji Juemei (C. azalea x C. japonica ‘Scentsation’). Liu Xinkai et al. 2023, Illustrations of the New Camellia Hybrids that Bloom Year-round, Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House, p.145. HA-65-3., a cross seedling (DXS-No.5) of C. azalea x C. japonica ‘Scentsation’. Flowers red slightly with purple hue and with a few white markings or white stripes, peony form, medium to large size, 8.5-11.5cm across and 5.5cm deep with 15-21 large petals arranged in 3-4 rows, petals wavy, rolled outward, central petaloids semi-erected, stamens slightly united at the base. Leaves dark green, leathery, elliptic, cuneate at the base, margins thinly serrate. Plant upright，growth vigorous. Starts to bloom from late-summer, fully blooms from autumn to winter and occasionally in spring. The cultivar name means “Multiseasonal Absolute Beauty”.

多季绝美 Camellia ‘Duoji Juemei’ 。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145页。 HA-65-3.杂交组合：杜鹃红山茶x 红山茶品种‘香神’，杂交苗编号：DXS-No.5。花朵红色，略泛紫色调，具少量白斑或白条纹，牡丹型，中型至大型花，花径8.5-11.5cm，花朵厚5.5cm,大花瓣15-21枚，呈3-4轮排列，花瓣波浪状，外翻，中部雄蕊瓣半直立，雄蕊基部略连生。叶片浓绿色，叶背面灰绿色，革质，椭圆形，长9.0-9.5cm，宽3.5-4.5cm,基部楔形，边缘叶齿细。植株立性，生长旺盛。夏末始花，秋、冬季盛花，春季偶有开花。