Kaguya-hime (Chūbu)

Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.56 with colour photo; English translation p.37. Small and large stripes of red on pale pink ground, single, thick petals, tubular stamen cylinder. Flowers early to late. Leaves broadly elliptic, medium size, flat. Somewhat upright and vigorous. A chance seedling of Tatsuta-nishiki. Originated, named and released by Toshiaki Kosaki in 1980.