Highlight

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang

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Id：ICR-7370

Country：New Zealand

Year Published/Registered：1970

Cultivar Type：For Ornamental

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Scientific Name：Camellia 'Highlight'

Species/Combination：C. reticulata hybrid

Chinese Name：亮点

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Hilo Trewithin Estate Catalogue, 1986. No description. Originated in England. No valid listing located. Believed to be a synonym for the New Zealand C.reticulata hybrid Highlight.

Jingying (Choice Flower),Gao & Zhuang, Apr.1989, The Camellia in China, p.72, No.523. Chinese synonym for the Jury reticulata Highlight. Later changed to ‘Liangdian’.

Liangdian Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.421; Chinese synonym for the New Zealand C.reticulata hybrid Highlight. Previous synonym ‘Jingying’

Description

» English Description

American Camellia Yearbook, 1970, Colour photo facing p.212: Brilliant red. Large semi-double with wavy petals. Vigorous, open growth. Mid-season flowering. A seedling from C.reticulata ‘Purple Gown’ (Zipao) x C.saluenensis. raised in New Zealand by Les Jury. See colour photo, front cover, SCCS, 1970, The Camellia Review, vol.31, No.6. Chinese synonym ‘Jingying’, later changed to ‘Liangdian’.

» Chinese Description

高继银、苏玉华、胡羡聪，2007. 《国内外茶花名种识别与欣赏》，第257页。新西兰Les Jury先生培育，系滇山茶‘紫袍’（Purple Gown)品种与怒江红山茶之间的杂交种。花鲜艳的红色，半重瓣型至牡丹型，大到巨型花，外部花瓣宽圆形，平铺，中部花瓣直立，波浪状，偶有黄色雄蕊外露，花量中等。叶片浓绿色，椭圆形，厚质，叶面粗糙，植株开张，生长旺盛。花期中。

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