Fubuki-shiratama

Seibundō Shinkōsha, "Garden Life", 1975, Tsubaki to Sazanka, with colour photo inside back cover: A campanulate to cup-­shaped single of 5-6 petals, blush pink, speckled crimson, central stamen cluster with golden yellow anthers. Early to mid-season flowering. Leaves oval, medium size, acuminate, thick, smooth, shallowly, sharply serrate. Slightly fragrant. See colour photo No.362, p.148, Encyclo­pedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978, and p.133, Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, description p.244. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.226 with colour photo; English translation p.158. A natural seedling of Shiratama. Originated in Kawaguchi City, named and released by Eiichi Kaneko, Tokorozawa City around 1960.

淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.248　  誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.226. 日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.174. 埼玉產. [花]白地に紅色の吹掛け絞りがほどよく現れる、一重、ラッパ咲き、筒しベ、中輪、11～3月。[葉]楕円、中形。[樹]立性、强い。[来歴]川口市でできた白玉の自然実生、1960年に所沢市の金子栄一の命名.発表。写/桐野、文/編集委員会