El Beso

Published in magazine of the Sociedad Española de la Camelia (2017), Camelia 31:31. Obtained by Leonor Magariños, from seed of C. japonica 'Bob Hope'  in Cuntis, Pontevedra (Spain). Registered by Estación Fitopatolóxica Areeiro (Pontevedra, Spain), a plant more than 17 years old growing in a private garden in San Vicente (O Grove, Pontevedra) FLOWER: medium to large, 9.5-13 cm in diameter and 4-5 cm in depth; pink-redish 53A-B-C (RHS color chart) softly diffused towards the base; semidouble; with 10 to 20 petals, rounded or oval shape the external, and irregular the internal ones; the margin is cordated or slightly wavy on the outer petals and wavy on the internal. Occasionally 0-2 petaloids, striped in white and pink 54A (RHS color chart). Stamens very numerous, 200 to 400 with apricot arrangement; cream coloured filaments with reddish base. LEAF: medium size, 8-10 cm long and 4-4.5 cm wide; medium green; serrated margin, acuminate apix and acute base. PLANT: bushy plant, with fast growth rate and compact growth habit. Early booming period, it begins at the end of November or beginning of December and extends until March. Other data: it has participated in several camellia exhibitions in Galicia since 2014, and it has been the cover of the poster for the 4th Exhibition of Camelia of Lugo 2017.

首次发表在《西班牙茶花会志》（Cociiad Españolade la Camelia）2017（31）31。由西班牙蓬特韦德拉的Leonor Magariños从母本霍伯 'Bob Hope'的实生苗中选育。该品种由Estación Fitopatolóxica Areeiro注册（位于西班牙蓬特维德拉）。注册时母株已有17年以上，生长在San Vicente（蓬特维德拉O Grove）的私家花园中。花：中型至大型，直径9.5-13厘米，4-5厘米，砖红色（英国皇家园艺学会色号 RHSCC 53A-B-C），朝花瓣基部逐渐变浅；半重瓣，10-20枚花瓣，外部圆形或椭圆形，内部不规则；边缘在外部花瓣上呈线状或稍呈波浪形，内部花瓣呈波状。偶尔会有0-2个雄蕊瓣，呈白色和粉红色（RHSCC54A）条纹。雄蕊数量很多，杏蕊状排列，200-400枚；花丝奶白色，基部带些许红色。叶：中等大小，长8-10厘米，宽4-4.5厘米；中等绿色；锯齿状的边缘，先端尖。植株：茂密紧凑，生长快速。开花较早且开花期长，从11月底或12月初开始，一直持续到3月。其他数据：自2014年以来，它参加了多次在加利西亚地区的茶花展览，并成为2017年第四届卢戈茶花展的海报封面照片。