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Katayama-sōtan

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Id:ICR-9422

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1989

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Katayama-sōtan'

Chinese Name

Japanese Name:片山宗旦 かたやまそうたん

Meaning:Katayama's Sōtan

Description

» English Description

Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.28, colour photo and description: Small size, white, saucer-shaped single, with 5 rounded, over­lapping petals and a central column with white filaments, joined for the lower third, and yel­low anthers. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves mid-green, broad-ovate, apices acute, margins shallowly serrate. The original tree survives at Daitokuji Temple, Kyoto. Released by Katayama Juraku-en Nursery in 1970. Synonym: ‘Sōtan’(Katayama) Resembles Sōtan.

» Japanese Description

 淡交社.1989. 《日本の椿花》.p28.     誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.p.62.  日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.13. 大阪產. [花]白、一重、筒~ラッパ咲き、丸弁、小輪、2~4月。[葉]楕円、中形、やや中折れ。[樹]立性。[来歴]宗旦(移り白)と共に大徳寺聚光院に原木がある、1970年に片山樹楽園の命名.発表。写/桐野、文/山ロ三

Flower

Flower Size6-8 cm

Blooming Season Japan

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