Feijian Huohua

Feijian Huohua (C. azalea × C. azalea F1 new hybrid 'Xiafeng Relang'). Liu Xinkai et al. 2023, Illustrations of the New Camellia Hybrids that Bloom Year-round, Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House, p.242. HAR-02-17., a cross seedling (DXFRL-No.33) of C. azalea × C. azalea F1 new hybrid 'Xiafeng Relang'. Flowers deep red, fading to white at petal base, semi-double form, occasionally with a few of petaloids at the center, medium to large size, 8.5-10.5cm across and 4.5cm deep with about 18 large petals arranged in 3 rows, petals narrow-long obovate, edges rolled outward, most of petals downward- curved after fully opened, stamens radial-shaped, which are like sparks flying, bloom dense. Leaves dark-green, heavy leathery, narrow elliptic, urgent cuneate at the base, margins nearly smooth. Plant upright and growth vigorous. Starts to bloom from early-summer, fully blooms from autumn to winter and sporadically in spring. The cultivar name means “Flying Sparks”.

飞溅火花 Camellia ‘Feijian Huohua’ 。刘信凯、钟乃盛、柯欢、武艳芳主编，2023，《第二部四季茶花杂交新品种彩色图集》，浙江科学技术出版社，第242页。 HAR-02-17.杂交组合：杜鹃红山茶×杜鹃红山茶F1代新品种‘夏日热浪’，杂交苗编号：DXFRL-No.33。花朵深红色，渐向花瓣基部泛白色，半重瓣型，花芯偶有雄蕊瓣，中型至大型花，花径8.5-10.5cm，花朵厚4.5cm，大花瓣约18枚，呈3轮排列，狭长倒卵形，两侧边缘外扣，全开放后，多数花瓣整体下弯，雄蕊辐射状，基部略连生，似四溅的火花，开花稠密。叶片浓绿色，叶背面灰绿色，厚革质，窄椭圆形，长9.0-10.0cm，宽3.0-4.0cm，基部急楔形，叶缘近光滑。植株立性，生长旺盛。夏初始花，秋、冬季盛花，春季零星开花。