Hongman Jinshan

Hongman Jinshan (C. azalea × C. azalea F1 new hybrid 'Xiangri Guangchang'). Liu Xinkai et al. 2023, Illustrations of the New Camellia Hybrids that Bloom Year-round, Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House, p.337. HAR-14-11., a cross seedling (DGC-No.29) of C. azalea × C. azalea F1 new hybrid 'Xiangri Guangchang'. Flowers bright red, semi-double form, medium to large size, 9.0-12.0cm across and 5.0cm deep with 18-20 petals arranged loosely in 3 rows, petals long obovate, stamens united into a column at the base, occasionally with petaloids. Leaves dark green, leathery, long elliptic, urgently cuneate at the base, margins smooth. Plant compact, bushy and growth vigorous. Starts to bloom from early-summer, fully blooms in autumn and winter and sporadically in spring. The cultivar name means “Red Covering Golden Mountains”.

红漫金山 Camellia ‘Hongman Jinshan’ 。刘信凯、钟乃盛、柯欢、武艳芳主编，2023，《第二部四季茶花杂交新品种彩色图集》，浙江科学技术出版社，第337页。 HAR-14-11.杂交组合：杜鹃红山茶×杜鹃红山茶F1代新品种‘夏日广场’，杂交苗编号：DGC-No.29。花朵艳红色，半重瓣型，中型至大型花，花径9.0-12.0cm，花朵厚5.0cm，花瓣18-20枚，呈3轮松散排列，长倒卵形，雄蕊基部连生，呈柱状，偶有雄蕊瓣。叶片浓绿色，叶背面灰绿色，革质，长椭圆形，长9.0-12.0cm，宽3.5-4.0cm，基部急楔形，边缘光滑。植株紧凑，灌丛状，生长旺盛。夏初始花，秋、冬季盛花，春季零星开花。