Kōraku

Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.189, p.96, description, p.145: Leaves broadly elliptic, flat, margins grossly serrate, 6.5-7.7 cm long x 3.2-3.4 cm wide. Flowers tend to be semi-double, dark rose, (Rose opal 022/1), petals 14-20, thick in texture, often with small, erect petals dividing the stamens into 3 or more fascicles, anthers yellow, filaments white to pinkish. Flowers early to mid-season. Originated in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.150. ‘Kōraku’ is an abbreviation for Kōraku-en Park in Okayama City. A seedling of Tarōkaja x Kon-wabisuke. Named and released by Nobuo Sasai in 1980.

淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.150　 岡山產. [花]桃紅色の一重、筒～ラッパ咲き、筒しべの中輪、12～3月。　太郎冠者と紺佗助の交雑種。桃紅色に紫色を帯びた」独特の花色で、太郎冠者の子供であることが一目でわかる。　[葉]葉は細長く先端が鋭く尖り、初雁に似る。[樹]　　　[来歴]太郎冠者と紺佗助の交雑種。　　文/笹井・写真/神園