Kentarō

Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.66, description, p.67, colour photo: Medium size, pinkish white, tubular to vase-shaped single with 5 broad, overlapping petals with irregular margins and a central stamen cylinder with white filaments, joined for the lower third, and yellow anthers. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves dark green, elliptic to broad-elliptic, apices tapering acute, margins serrate. Originated in the Chūbu area, Japan. Parentage unknown, originated and released by Toshiaki Kosaki in 1985.

淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.66     誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.331. 【花】白色の一重、抱え咲き、筒しベ、中輪、2〜3月。【葉】 広楕円、中形、平坦。【樹】立性、強い。【来歴】親不明の自 然実生。1985年に小崎敏章の作出•発表。文/内藤。