Fenxiuqiu

Fenxiuqiu. (Camellia japonica)  Synonym: None  Originate: Sichuan  Characteristics: Plant growth vigorous, open, abundantly branching, shoots erect with internodes medium to long, little branching angle. Leaves dark green, elliptic to long elliptic, with apex apiculate, base broad cuneate, margins slightly reflexed, glossy, 7.5 cm to 9 cm long by 3.5 cm to 4.5 cm wide, serrate shallowly and sparsely. Calyxes are opening. Flowers deep pink, diameter is 8 cm to 10 cm. Outer petals mostly rounded, inner petals dark pink. Petaloids by most of stamens, small, irregular, imbricated compactly, with occasional white spots, folded occasionally with abortive stamens and petaloids in centre, peony double form, medium floral abundance. Booming February to April, blooming in March.  Key points of identification: Flowers deep pink, with occasional white spots in most of petaloids imbricated tightly, floral centre deep red pink

粉绣球 Fenxiuqiu 周利主编、2011《川茶品种图鉴》 p.62。树势强健，树冠开张，成枝力强，枝姿直立，节间中长，分枝角度小；叶深绿色，椭圆形至长椭圆形，先端渐尖，基部宽楔形，叶缘略反卷，时片厚实光亮，叶长7.5cm-9cm，宽3.5cm-4.5cm,叶齿浅稀；花萼开张，花深粉红色，花径8cm-10cm，外轮花瓣椭圆形近圆形，多数雄蕊瓣化成大小不规则的小花瓣，排列较紧凑，花瓣有少量白斑，内层花瓣色较深，花心可见少量未发育成熟的雄蕊和雄蕊瓣化瓣，牡丹型，花量中等，花期2月〜4月，盛花期3月。识别特征：花深粉红色，雄蕊瓣化瓣上有少量白斑，且排列紧凑，花心部颜色较深。原始产地：四川