Genji-guruma

Kasuya Kamegorō, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki in the section for peony form. Itō, Ko’emon, 1879, Chinkashū; Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.235, description, p.161, also p.51; Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, 1972, vol.I, p.19, pl.166; Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.213 description: Leaves ovate to oblong, thick, flat, petiole glabrous. Flowers of peony type. The colour of this cultivar was originally described as pink streaked deep red, but this is now rather rare. Illustrations mostly show the self red form (Carmine 21/1) sport of Hanaguruma. The expected form has stamens arranged in a circle around a central crown of petaloids and small, erect petals. Late flowering. Originated in Japan. Synonyms: ‘Kyobotan’, ‘Futaezuru’.

講談社　1975年　《現代椿集》 P.315.　保育社 .1974年. 《つばき》安藤芳顕著 ｐ.216.　文化出版局. 1975. 《現代椿名鑑》. P.111.　  誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.86. 日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》.  p.94. 江戸產. [花]紅色、二段咲き、中輪、11～3月。[葉]楕円、中形、肉厚。[樹]立性、強い。[来歴]1859年の「椿伊呂波名寄色附」に載る、別名：二重鶴。写/高野、文/編集委員会