Jinding Dahong

Shanghai Botanical Gardens List, 1985: Large, 10 cm across, scarlet, dense peony form with 10-12 outer guard petals in 2 rows around a domed cen­tre of small, folded, erect petals. Chen, Shao Yun, 1985, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.78, colour photo [p.147]: Petaloids over 50 in 5 fascicles, basally connate, mingled with 6-8 big ones in the centre. Flower type varies; in late season it becomes flat. Normal stamens over 150, scattered with petaloids, pistil degenerate, rarely fertile. Buds almost round, greenish brown. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves mid-green, long-elliptic, distorted, swollen. Introduced from Sichuan Province in 1962. Originated in China. See photo No.123, Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, No.227.

周利主编、2011《川茶品种图鉴》 p.116。树势强健，成枝力较强，树冠较直立，枝条多向上伸展，节间较短，分枝角度较小；叶椭圆形，先端渐尖，叶基楔形、平展，叶深绿色，叶幕中密，幼树枝姿紧凑，时长6cm~8.5cm，宽3cm~4cm,叶齿较浅；花大红色，牡丹型，花径9cm~11cm,花瓣质地较薄，瓣脉明显，易凋谢，平瓣花，13枚~16枚，排列不规则，有少量雄蕊瓣化瓣与雄蕊相间杂，雄蕊明显突出，花朵稠密，花期2月上句至4月上旬，盛花期3月。该品种对高温、尘埃污染抗性强，可作行道绿化栽机。识别特征：花瓣质薄，易凋谢，树枝直立挺拔。原始产地：重庆