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Hearn's Dawn

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Id:ICR-7168

CountryUnited States

Year Published/Registered1943

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Hearn's Dawn'

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Dawn  SCCS, 1942, Classification of Camellias, p.6. Renamed Hearn’s Dawn due to confusion with existing cultivars.

Dawn (Hearn)  Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic variant for Hearn’s Dawn.

Description

» English Description

Camellia Digest, 1(3),1943. No descripion. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: A medium sized, pink, complete double, 8 cm across. The colour is clear, medium pink. The bloom is imbricated to its rose-bud centre from which recurved petals unfold. No sta­mens are shown. Leaves medium to dark green. 8 cm x 4 cm. Recurves to a short tip, with a tapered base. Venation depressed, serrations fine. Originated by Clarence S. Hearn, Arcadia, California, USA from seed of Cheerful x Daikagura planted 1927. First flowered 1934. Syn­onym: ‘Dawn’(Hearn), but not related to Hearn’s Pink Dawn.

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Blooming Season United States

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