Id：ICR-6597
Country：United States
Year Published/Registered：1955
Cultivar Type：For Ornamental
AGM Type：RHS-AGM
Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'Guilio Nuccio'
Species/Combination：C. japonica
Chinese Name：大牛西奥
Japanese Name：
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Giulio Nuccio Hillebrand Nursery Catalogue, 1978. Orthographic error for Guilio Nuccio.
Guillio Nuccio Duncan & Davies (UK) Ltd. Catalogue, 1984-1985. Orthographic error for Guilio Nuccio.
Guillio Nucco Fairlight Camellia Nursery Catalogue, 1983. Orthographic error for Guilio Nuccio.
Nuccio Special Shackelford, 1968, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.23, No.1. Synonym for Guilio Nuccio.
变脸把戏 茶花林目录，1992-2006, p.11/28, No.766.
3 show +
» English Description
Tourje, 1955, American Camellia Yearbook, p.36: A huge flower, 13-15 cm across. It is a semi-double, 7.5 cm deep with 12-15 petals, including 3-5 rabbit ears. The colour is coral rose which lightens towards the edge of the petals. Early to mid-season flowering. Sports: Guilio Nuccio Fimbriated, Guilio Nuccio Variegated, Guilio Nuccio Fimbriated Variegated, Guilio Nuccio Pink, Rare Encounter. This cultivar received “The Margarete Hertrich Award” in 1956; the “John Illges Award” in 1958 and both the “National Hall of Fame Award” and the “William E. Woodroof, Hall of Fame Award” in 1978. See colour photos: American Camellia Yearbook, 1957 facing p.208 and Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellia, p.92. Orthographic errors: ‘Giulio Nuccio’, ‘Guillio Nuccio’, ‘Guillio Nucco’. It is a seedling of the fishtail camellia Mermaid. American Camellia Yearbook, 1959, Reg. No.384. Chinese synonym ‘Da Niuxi’ao’. This cultivar was awarded as an AGM (Award of Garden Merit) plant by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993 at H5 rate (hardy: cold winter; -15°C to -10°C).
» Chinese Description
朱力澳.新西欧，Guilio Nuccio（C. japonica），陈丽惠2013年《山茶花谱台湾情》第211页，红、半重瓣、大輪、早~中花，1955年美國發表。
朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》，p.115. Guilio Nuccio 变脸把戏（C. japonica)红山茶。1955，美国加州Altadena，Nuccio种苗园。'Mermaid'自然实生种。半重办、深紫红、瓣端颜色较淡、巨大(13〜15cm x 7cm)、花瓣约12〜15枚、少量兔耳瓣，花期12〜2月，树性直立、长势强。花名：人名（古力欧•纽西欧）。突变种:Guilio Nuccio Fimbriated、Guilio Nuccio Variegated、Guilio Nuccio Pink。Guilio Nuccio—蔡福贵，1984，茶花，p.160, No.179. Guilio Nuccio (变脸把戏)一茶花林目录，1992-2006, p.11/28, No.766. Guilio Nuccio (奇力欧)一陈念舟，1986，杜鹃谷花园目录，p.2.No.24. Guilio Nuccio (大牛西奥)一高继银，1998，世界名贵茶花，p.41, No.2.
Flower Form：Semi-double / Doubleness(hose-in-hose)
Flower Colour：Single color Flower / Red
Flower Size： 13-15 cm
Blooming Season： 12-2 Month United States
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