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CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1968

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia rusticana 'Hime-botan'

Chinese Name

Japanese Name:姫牡丹 ひめぼたん

Meaning:Hime ( 姫),princess, or pretty little; botan (牡丹),tree peony.

Description

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Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan. pl.210, p.106, descrip­tion, p.152: Leaves obovate-oblong to broad elliptic, suddenly acuminate, rounded base, finely serrate. 7 cm long x 3.8 cm wide; petioles very hairy. Flowers of peony type, deep red (Currant red 821 /3). Petals, 30-40, inner smaller and irregular, intermingled with the stamens. The largest petal, 3.9 cm long x 2.8 cm broad, oblong, incised. Filaments pale rose, reddish down­wards. Originated by Iwata, Yatsuo-machi, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

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Blooming Season Japan

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