Id：ICR-8499
Country：Japan
Year Published/Registered：1975
Cultivar Type：For Ornamental
AGM Type：
Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'Izu-no-higurashi'
Species/Combination：C. japonica
Chinese Name：伊豆曰暮
Japanese Name：伊豆曰暮 いずひぐらし
Meaning：Nightfall of Izu
Synonym：
Izu-higurashi (Izu Sunset), Izu-Ohshima Hawaii Botanical Gardens, 1980, List of Plants.Different reading for Izu-no-higurashi.
Higurashi (Izu) Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.209 with colour photo; English translation p.145. Large, semi-double, vertical stripes of red on white ground, cylindrical stamens, occasionally solid red flowers. Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves narrowly elliptic, medium size. Upright, vigorous growth. Released as ‘Izu-no-higurashi’ in the 3rd record of the Yokohama Tsubaki Enthusiasts Club in 1973, later renamed.
日暮(伊豆) 日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.183.
曰暮 杨绍溥，1978，台湾茶花，p.70, No.104.同：Higurashi曰暮(伊豆）。
» English Description
Yokoyama, 1975, Gendai Tsubaki Meikan, p.70, black and white photo and description; Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978, pl.402; Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū p.16, colour photo: Large, white semi-double with crimson streaks and splashes, 3-4 rows of large petals around a slender, irregular column of stamens. Leaves glossy mid-green, long-ovate to lanceolate, apex long acuminate, recurved, twisted, wavy, fine, sharp serrations. Originated in Izu, Shiku’oka Prefecture, Japan. Resembles Ezo-nishiki. Formerly called 'Higurashi' or 'Ito-no-higurashi', but the name was changed to avoid confusion with existing cultivars. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.209 as 'Higurashi (Izu)'. Camellias of Japan, 2010 p.183, as 'Higurashi (Izu)'.
» Chinese Description
朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》，p.124. Higurashi 曰暮(伊豆)(Nightfall)。(C.japonica)红山茶。1973，日本静冈县。半重瓣、白色底、红色细条纹斑、筒蕊、大轮、花期12〜2月、树性直立、长势强。原名：ito-no-higure (伊东の曰暮）。别名:lzu-no-higurashi (伊豆曰暮）。曰暮一杨绍溥，1978，台湾茶花，p.70, No.104.同：Higurashi曰暮(伊豆）。
» Japanese Description
文化出版局. 1975. 《現代椿名鑑》. P.70. 誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.209.
Flower Form：Semi-double / Magnolia
Flower Colour：Bicolor Flower / Striped red
Flower Size： 10-13 cm
Blooming Season： 12-2 Month Japan
Flower Fragrance：
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