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Firebrand

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-5352

CountryUnited States

Year Published/Registered1942

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Firebrand'

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Fire Brand  Rhodelia Nursery Catalogue, ca.1945. Orthographic variant for Firebrand.

Firebrands  Nantes, Services des Espaces, Collections, 1980. Orthographic error for Firebrand.

Description

» English Description

Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943: Large semi-double, scarlet red flowers with prominent stamens in the centre. Slow, symmetrical, upright growth. Foliage deep green. Flowers mid-season. Originated in USA at Magnolia Gardens, Charleston, South Carolina either as a seedling or a lost label plant. For other forms see Louise Weick and Firebrand Variegated. Orthographic error: ‘Firebrands’. Black and white photo, p.139, Her­trich, 1954, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I.

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