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Kara-ai Believed Extinct

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-9322

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1695

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Kara-ai'

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Japanese Name

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Synonym

Kō-ai  Watanabe, 1960. Kyōto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushū, No.1, p.57: Orthographic error for Kara-ai.

Description

» English Description

Itō, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshū, vol.1; Kasuya, Kamegorō, 1858, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Large, red, double flower resembling Ryomen-sazanka. Origi­nated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)

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Blooming Season Japan

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