Kanose (rusticana)

Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.207, p.105, description, p.151: Leaves ovate-elliptic to broadly elliptic, rounded at the base, acute at the apex, minutely serrulate at the margin, 6.7-7.5 cm long x 3.4-4.1 cm wide; petioles 7-8 mm long, very hairy. Flowers widely opened, irregular semi-double. Hairy petals 3, normal petals 13-16, the largest 6.5 cm long x 5 cm broad, often with additional, small petals erect among the stamens. Stamens 3.2-3.7 cm high, a little irregular, filaments deep creamy, palest pink downwards. Flowers mid­season to late. Originated in a private garden, Kanose, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Named by Mr Kawamura in 1964. See Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.36, colour photo, p.207, description.