Eishōji-wabisuke

Kyōto Engei Kurabu, 1976, Tsubaki Tokushū, No.11, p.46-50. Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.23, colour photo, p.203, description as ‘Eisyōji-wabisuke’: Small size, deep pink with a mauve tint, wabisuke-like cam­panulate form, petals channelled and crinkled. Stamens retrograde. Blooms early to mid-sea­son. Resembles ‘Kanzaki-aka-wabisuke’. Leaves elliptic, mid-green, prominent midrib, wide, shallow serrations, recurved at apices. See Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.140, 141. Originated in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The original tree in Eishō Temple is designated a national monument. Named by Kamakura Camellia Club in 1971.

淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.140　. 誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.40. 日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.260. 神奈川產. [花]紫色を帯びた濃桃色、一重、猪口咲き、極小輪、12～3月。[葉]楕円、中形。[樹]立性、強い。[来歴]ワビスケツパキ。鎌倉市の英勝寺に原木がある、1964年に渡辺武が発見、鎌倉つばき同好会の命名。写/桐野、文/編集委員会