Guifei Zuijiu

Chen, Shao Yun, 1985, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.73-74, Small tree with compact crown. Leaf thick and hard, dark green, irregularly obovate; Petiole purple-red; Margin internally buckled; Apex convex; Base broad cuneate, some leaves scattered with yellow spots; Midrid obvious on both side of leaves, the lateral veins concave, and small veins  not obvious. Flower anomone to peony type, deep red, slightly rose-purple, 9-10 cm in diameter. Petals arranged in 3-5 rows, 20-26, round in shape, slightly inwardly buckled with 10-150 petaloids, in 4-5 bunches, which have pink lines on the petals, some remain stamens clustered in the petaloids. about 50-100. Flower buds heart-shaped, gradually turning from light green-yellow to brown, densely covered with yellow-white fine hairs, which are easy to fall off. Bracts 12-13. Flowering late, beginning to bloom in late March. Originated in Sichuan of China. Some places in China also call it as Zuiyangfei, but it is deep red and peony form, and quite different from Pink 'Zuiyangfei'

陈绍云等,1985《浙江山茶花》73-74页。小乔木，树冠紧凑。枝条粗壮，枝繁叶茂。叶色深绿而暗，叶背拱起；叶柄紫红色，叶片呈不正倒卵形，叶缘内扣，叶质厚硬，先端凸尖，基部宽楔形，部分叶面撒有黄色斑点，叶缘锯齿较尖；正背面主脉明显，侧脉下凹，细脉不明显。花重瓣类芙蓉型。花大红色，略带玫瑰紫色，直径9-10厘米，花瓣排列3-5轮，20-26片，形较圆，瓣略内扣，前缘中间具一凹深沟，基部连生，其上聚簇10-150余枚形态多变的雄蕊瓣，成4-5束，夹洒桃红色线条，未瓣化的雄蕊簇集于雄蕊瓣中。雄蕊6-7束，约50-100枚。雌蕊退化，趋向瓣化。花蕾心脏形，由淡绿黄色逐渐转至枯焦色，密被黄白色细绒毛，易脱落。苞萼12-13片。花期较迟，3月下旬始花。原产四川。本品种花色大红，与‘醉杨妃’及‘杨妃茶’都不同。