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Grétry

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Id:ICR-6557

CountryBelgium

Year Published/Registered1847

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Grétry'

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Gretiry  de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1935. Orthographic error for Grétry.

Grétry (Defresne)  Verschffelt Catalogue, 1847-1848, p.57. Synonym for Grétry.

Gretry de van Houtte  Vallon, Apr.1858, RevueHorticole, p.187. Synonym for Grétry.

Gretthry  Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.11. Orthographic error for Grétry.

Grety  Joseph Loureiro, 1872-1873, Catalogue, No.9, p.55. André Leroy Catalogue No,59, 1911, p.47. Orthographic error for Grétry.

Description

» English Description

Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1847-1848, p.57 as ‘Grétry’(Defresne); van Houtte Cata­logue, 1848-1849, 35:38: Rich nuances of crimsom. Model form. Verschaffelt, 1849, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book I, pl.II: This variety is of Belgium origin. Obtained by Emile Defresne as a seedling of ‘Derbyana’. Named for the Belgium composer Grétry. This Camellia is of vigorous growth with elongated-oval leaves, slightly pointed, finely serrate. The blossom, 8-9 cm across, is very regular, imbricated, of a deep red colour with rounded petals, which become more pointed and smaller towards the centre. Orthographic errors: ‘Gretiry’, ‘Grety’, ‘Gretry de van Houtte’, ‘Gretthry’. Synonym: ‘Grétry’(Defresne).

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