Hua Wushiba

Chinese Camellia Culture, 2003, Appendix, p.569; Branches soft, juvenile leaves with brown stripes or blocks, mature leaf thick, rough, twisted, elliptic to obovate, yellowish green, 8-9 cm x 4-5 cm, apex acuminate, base cuneate, veins obvious, margins serrate. flowers hibiscus form, 10 cm diameter, large petals in 2-3 rows, broad and flat with lightly waved margins. Inner petals short and broad, crinkled or erect, dispersed evenly or in several groups, stamens among the petals. White with narrow redstripes, or red with white margin, or pink with red stripes. Flowers mid-season. From Jiangsu, China. For another form see Hong Wushiba.