Id：ICR-4646
Country：New Zealand
Year Published/Registered：1962
Cultivar Type：For Ornamental
AGM Type：RHS-AGM
Scientific Name：Camellia 'Elegant Beauty'
Species/Combination：C. williamsii
Chinese Name：古典美人
Japanese Name：
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Elegant Seaforde Gardens Catalogue, 1993, p.2. Abbreviation for Elegant Beauty.
Elegante Hilsman, 1966, American Camellia Yearbook, p.135. Synonym for Elegant Beauty.
Meimei Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.81, No.635. Chinese synonym for the New Zealand C.x williamsii Elegant Beauty.
艾力岩标致 新竹市吴医师，1977,日本进ロ西洋茶花#5。
浓情蜜意 茶花林目录，1992-2006, p.9/28, No.576.
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» English Description
New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1962, vol.III, No.1, p.37, Reg. No.10: A hand pollinated hybrid raised by L.E. Jury, New Plymouth, New Zealand from the parentage C.saluenensis x C.japonica Elegans. The plant has an open, upright habit with dark green leaves, 7.5 cm long x 4 cm wide. The flower is anemone form with 20 petals and numerous petaloids. The outer petals are waved. The colour is deep rose with deeper veining. This camellia had earlier been referred to as ‘Elegante’ but this was rejected as too close to Elegans. Chinese synonym: ‘Meimei’, (Elegant Beauty). This cultivar was awarded as an AGM (Award of Garden Merit) plant by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2002 at H5 rate (hardy: cold winter; -15°C to -10°C).
» Chinese Description
朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》 p.85. Elegant Beauty 古典美人(C.x williamsii)威廉斯茶 。 1962，新西兰 New Plymouth，L.E. Jury 。 C. saluenensis (怒江红山茶）x C. japonica 'Elegans'(优美）。半重瓣唐子、深玫瑰粉、深色脉纹、 大轮(10 x 4cm)、花期3月，树性直立〜横张、长势强。不同拼音：Elegans Beauty (爱立根比 蒂）。 突变种:Elegant Beauty Variegated 。Elegant Beauty (艾力岩标致)一新竹市吴医师，1977,日本进ロ西洋茶花#5。Elegant Beauty (浓情蜜意)一茶花林目录，1992-2006, p.9/28, No.576.Elegant Beauty (美美)一高继银，1998,世界名贵茶花，p.139, No.3.
Flower Form：Semi-double / Doubleness(hose-in-hose)
Flower Colour：Single color Flower / Pink
Flower Size： 10-13 cm
Blooming Season： 3-3 Month New Zealand
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