Jinri Xier

Jinri Xier (C. azalea × C. azalea F1 new hybrid 'Xiangmeng Xiaoxuan'). Liu Xinkai et al. 2023, Illustrations of the New Camellia Hybrids that Bloom Year-round, Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House, p.323. HAR-13-2., a cross seedling (DXX-No.3) of C. azalea × C. azalea F1 new hybrid 'Xiangmeng Xiaoxuan'. Flowers light pink to deep pink, fading to very light pink at the center, central petals with white stripes, rose-double to formal double form, small to medium size, 7.0-9.0cm across and 4.0cm deep with over 45 petals arranged orderly in 9 rows, central small petals mixed with a few stamens, petals obovate. Leaves dark green, leathery, elliptic, margins smooth. Plant compact, dwarf and growth vigorous. Starts to bloom from early-summer, fully blooms from autumn to winter and sporadically in spring. The cultivar name means “Today's Miss Xier”.

今日喜儿 Camellia ‘Jinri Xier’ 。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323页。 HAR-13-2.杂交组合：杜鹃红山茶×杜鹃红山茶F1代新品种‘夏梦小旋’，杂交苗编号：DXX-No.3。花朵淡粉红色至深粉红色，渐向花芯粉色变淡，中部花瓣具白条纹，玫瑰重瓣型至完全重瓣型，小型至中型花，花径7.0-9.0cm,花朵厚4.0cm，大花瓣45枚以上，呈9轮有序排列，中部少量雄蕊与小花瓣混生，花瓣倒卵形。叶片浓绿色，叶背面灰绿色，稠密，革质，椭圆形，长7.0-8.0cm，宽3.0-3.5cm，叶缘全缘。植株紧凑，矮性，生长旺盛。夏初始花，秋、冬季盛花，翌年春季零星开花。