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Kōninji

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Id:ICR-10003

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1998

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Kōninji'

Chinese Name

Japanese Name:弘仁寺 こうにんじ

Meaning

Description

» English Description

Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.91 with colour photo; English translation p.61. Small, red, occasionally blotched white, sake-cup to trumpet-shaped single, tubular stamen cylinder. Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves elliptic, small, flat. Upright growth. An old tree is growing at Kōninji Temple, Takahi Town. Named and released by Ikuo Nishihata in 1970. From Nara Prefecture.

» Japanese Description

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.p.91.  【花】紅色、または白斑も入る、一重、 盃状〜ラッパ咲き、筒しベ、小輪、3 〜4月。【葉】楕円、小形、平坦。【樹】 立性。【来歴】奈良県高樋町•弘仁 寺に古木がある。1970年に西畑住男 の命名•発表。写/村内、文/西畑。

Flower

Flower Size6-8 cm

Blooming Season Japan

NO

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