Freedom Bell

Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1965, America Camellia Yearbook, 1979, p.105, Reg. No.1508: A small, bright red, bell-shaped semi-double non-reticulata hybrid seedling that blooms early to mid-season. The 16 year old seedling first bloomed 1962. Average flower size is 8 cm across. Commercially introduced 1965. Plant growth is upright, dense and rapid with leaves 5 cm x 3.2 cm. There is also a variegated form. Chinese synonym: ‘Ziyouling’. This cultivar was awarded  as an AGM (Award of Garden Merit) plant by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1996 at H5 rate (hardy: cold winter; -15°C to -10°C).

高继银、苏玉华、胡羡聪，2007. 《国内外茶花名种识别与欣赏》，第294页。美国加利福尼亚州Nuccio’s Nurseries Inc.苗圃培育。花鲜艳的红色，半重瓣型，小型花，花瓣16枚左右，窄长，略呈波浪状，两轮松散排列，瓣面可见深色脉纹，花心有筒状金黄色雄蕊，花丝红色，花朵稠密。叶片浓绿色，小阔椭圆形，叶齿明显，植株立性，生长旺盛。花期早至中。

朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011《台灣茶花族譜》p.102.  自由铃（C. hybrid)山茶杂交种。1965，美国加州Altadena，Nuccio种苗园 C. hybrid (红山茶）x C. saluenensis (怒江红山茶）。16年实生苗、初花1962年。半重瓣、杯形、鲜红色、小轮(8cm)、花期12-2月，树性直立、浓密、长势强。Freedom Bell—1993年，新竹市侯进益先生从日本伊豆大岛引进台湾栽培。Freedom Bell (自由铃)一高继银,1998,世界名贵茶花，p.140, No.5.Freedom Bell (自由钟声)一茶花林目录,1992-2006, p.10/28, No.579.Freedom Bell (费立登贝尔)一新竹市茶花产销班目录，2002-2006, p.21, F9.