Helene Carlin

American Camellia Yearbook, 1961, p.224, Reg. No.540: A 6 year old chance seedling that first bloomed 1959; originated by Bernard A. Carlin, Mobile, Alabama, USA. Growth habit is upright and medium in rate with dark green leaves, 7.5 cm x 3.8 cm. The rose­pink to light pink, semi-double flowers are 15 cm across x 5 cm deep with 17 petals. The 8 outer petals are large and in the centre is a burst of golden stamens surrounding a circle of small, inner petals, upright and notched, of a lighter pink. Mid-season blooming.