Fluted Orchid

American Camellia Yearbook, 1959, p.272, Reg. No.427: A 5 year old seedling hybrid C.saluenensis x C.reticulata ‘Crimson Robe’, (Dataohong). Originated by David Feathers, Lafayette, California, USA. Plant growth is bushy, open and rapid in rate with dark green leaves averaging 8.5 cm long x 4 cm wide. The light, orchid pink, single flowers with a maximum diameter of 1.5 cm x 7.5 cm deep, have 8 petals, golden anthers and occasional petaloid. Flowers early to mid-season. For colour plates see American Camellia Yearbook, 1960 facing p.192; Macoboy 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.148. Chinese synonym: ‘Aolan’.

高继银、苏玉华、胡羡聪，2007. 《国内外茶花名种识别与欣赏》，第253页。美国加利福尼亚州David Feathers先生培育，系怒江红山茶与滇山茶‘大桃红’(Crimson Robe)品种之间的杂交种。花淡粉红色，泛紫色调，单瓣型，中型花，花瓣8枚左右,长圆形，平铺或略外翻，瓣面有紫红色脉纹，中部雄蕊筒状，花丝、花药黄色，花朵稠密。叶片浓绿色，椭圆形，叶齿细，植株开张，矮性，生长旺盛。花期早至中。

朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》 p.98. Fluted Orchid      长笛兰花      （C. reticulata hyb.)  云南茶杂交种。1959，美国加州 Lafayette，David Feathers 。 C. saluenensis x C. reticulata 'Crimson Robe'(大桃红）。单瓣、喇叭形、淡紫粉色、瓣端颜色稍浓、花瓣8枚、瓣端大凹缺、金色雄蕊、偶尔出现瓣状蕊、小〜中轮(7〜8cm)、花期12〜2月、灌木丛状生长、横张、长势强。Fluted Orchid (长笛兰花)一茶花林目录，1992-2006, p.10/28, No.764.Fluted Orchid (凹兰)一高继银，1998,世界名贵茶花，p.111, No.3.