Id：ICR-9340
Country：Japan
Year Published/Registered：1738
Cultivar Type：For Ornamental
AGM Type：
Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'Karako'
Species/Combination：C. japonica
Chinese Name：
Japanese Name：
Meaning：
Synonym：
Chinese Child
Synonym and translation for Karako.
» English Description
Itō, Jukyū, 1738, Honzō Hanamaki’e. vol.15; Iwasaki, 1829, Honzō Zufu; Kasuya, Kamegorō, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Row of 5-6 medium to large size, exterior petals with a cushion of small, folded petals or petaloids in the centre. The exterior petals are red and the petaloids have some white variegation. Originated in Japan. The translation of the name is “Chinese Child”, and indicates the hair style of a Chinese child in ancient times, which resembles an anemone form, but it is commonly applied to similar camellias with a tight, anemone centre. The Japanese call this form of bloom “Karakoi”. It has also been called “Koshimino” due to its resemblance in form to the farmers waist length, straw rain-cape. Resembles Benikarako.
