Hishima

Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.212 with colour photo; English translation p.148. Small, purplish red, tubular single, thick and long petals. Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves somewhat elliptic, medium size, flat. Upright, vigorous growth. Selected from wild japonicas growing in Okayama Prefecture. Collected and released by Nobuo Sasai in 1980.

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.212. 【花】紅紫色の一重、肉厚の長弁、筒 咲き、小輪、3〜4月。【葉】やや楕 円、中形、平坦。【樹】立性、強い。【来 歴】岡山県内の野生ヤブツバキよ の選抜種。1980年に笹井延夫の採 集•発表。写•文/笹井。