Ikutoshitsuki

Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978, pl.367, p.150, description, p.251: Small, campanulate, sparsely red striped, pink single of 6 petals with the pink fading towards the petal edge, finely bordered with white, 5-6 cm across; short, compact stamen cluster. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves, ovate; apex acuminate, mid­green, finely serrate. Fragrant. See also Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.15, and Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.266, colour photo. A cultivar raised at Jōritsuji Temple in Yatsuo Town. Named and released by Isao Iwazumi.

淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.266.     誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.26. 【花】桃地に白覆輪、小〜縦絞り、一重、筒咲き、筒しベ、小輪、 3〜4月。【葉】楕円、中形、外曲、中折れ。【樹】横張り性、 強い。【来歴】婦負郡八尾町黒田の浄立寺の栽培種。1980年 代に岩住巧雄の命名•発表。写/桐野、文/牧野。