Id:ICR-7344
Country:Japan
Year Published/Registered:1968
Cultivar Type:For Ornamental
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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Hidakagawa'
Species/Combination:C. japonica
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» English Description
Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.270, p.136, description, p.172 as ‘Hidaka-gawa’: Leaves dark green, elliptic, long acuminate, midrib elevated, venation slightly impressed, 9.5-10 cm long x 3.5-4.7 cm wide, petiole 7-9 mm long, glabrous. Flowers complete double, red (Crimson 22), petals 22-37, wavy and emarginate, largest 4.5 cm long x 4.4 cm wide. Androecium concentric, stamens mostly changed to petaloids, filaments pinkish. Late flowering. Originated in Japan in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture.