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Empress of Russia

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Id:ICR-4882

CountryUnited States

Year Published/Registered1941

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Empress of Russia'

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Empress de Russia  Rhodellia Nursery Catalogue, ca.1945. Orthographic variant for Empress of Russia.

Description

» English Description

McIlhenny Catalogue, 1941, p.5: Rose red, lightly washed towards the tips with pomegranate purple; petals small, irregular, outer three rows turned down; irreg­ular both in size and arrangement; stamens very short and tipped with lemon yellow. Origi­nated in USA. Orthographic variant: ‘Empress de Russia’. Erroneous synonym for Mikenjaku.

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Blooming Season United States

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