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Federico Franchetti

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Id:ICR-5222

CountryItaly

Year Published/Registered1850

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Federico Franchetti'

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Frederich Franchetti  Seidel, 1870, Pflanzen Catalog, p.8. Orthographic variant for Federico Franchetti.

Frederico Franchetti  Auguste van Geert, 1848, Catalogue, No.36, p.38. Verschaffelt, 1855, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XII, pl.IV. Orthographic vari­ant for Federico Franchetti.

Description

» English Description

Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1850, Catalogue, p.19. No description. Burnier Catalogue, 1855-1856. No description; Franchetti 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.31: Large flower, imbricated in a spiral, splendid rose with many petals in the centre striped with shades of white. Verschaffelt, 1855, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XII, pl.IV as ‘Frederico Franchetti’: Sent in the fall of 1853 by Mr Franchetti of Florence, Italy, who obtained it from seed. Flowers medium sized, perfectly imbricated, vivid rose colour with a few delicate, white stripes. Orthographic variant: ‘Frederico Franchetti’. Orthographic error: ‘Frederich Franchetti’.

Flower

Flower Size8-9 cm

Blooming Season3-4 Month Italy

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