Juxing Baoshi

Gao Jiyin et al. 2016. Illustrations of the New Camellias Hybrids that Bloom Year-round. P.364. [C. azalea × C. japonica ‘Kick Off’](Giant Gem). Flowers red with a few of white and tiny spots, occasionally with white patches on the petal surfaces, peony form, very large. Leaves dark-green, broad elliptic, margins bluntly serrate. Plant compact and growth vigorous. Starts to bloom from summer, fully blooms in autumn and winter and sporadically in spring.

高继银、刘信凯、赵强民，2016. 《四季茶花杂交新品种彩色图集》, p.364。“花蕾圆球形，萼片绿色，被白色绢毛。花朵红色，瓣面具少量白色小斑点，偶有白斑块，牡丹型，巨型花，花径13.5～16.5cm，外轮大花瓣9～12枚，长倒卵形，平直，略外翻，中部大花瓣20枚以上，波浪状或者两侧内卷，无数小花瓣生在大花瓣之间，花芯偶现黄色雄蕊。叶片浓绿色，光亮，叶背面灰绿色，厚革质，阔椭圆形，长9.3～11.2cm，宽4.8～5.3cm，边缘叶齿钝。植株紧凑，生长旺盛。夏季始花，秋、冬盛花，春季零星开花。