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Ernesta Visconti

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Id:ICR-4953

CountryItaly

Year Published/Registered1854

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Ernesta Visconti'

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Ernesti Viconii  da Silva 1880, Forcing Varieties of Camellias in Oporto, p.9. Orthographic error for Ernesta Visconti.

Ernesti Visconti  Jean Vervaene fils, 1864, Price List, No.1, p.6. Paul, 1871, Gardeners’ Chronicle, p.15. Orthographic error for Ernesta Visconti.

Ernesto Viscomte  Peer, 1956, American Camellia Yearbook, p.57. Orthographic error for Ernesta Visconti.

Ernesto Visconti  William Bull Nursery Catalogue, 1869-1870. Orthographic error for Ernesta Visconti.

Description

» English Description

Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1854, Catalogue, p.19. No description. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelia, p.29: No description. Verschaffelt,1859, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book V, pl.III: Its blossoms are large (10 cm at least in diameter) and composed of a small number of large, oval petals, quite outspread, perfectly imbricated, pure white with a yellow tinge in the centre. Originated by Carlo Luzzatti, Florence, Italy. Orthographic errors: ‘Ernesto Visconti’, ‘Ernesto Vicomte’, ‘Ernesti Visconii’, ‘Ernesti Visconti’.

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Blooming Season Italy

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