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King Rosea

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Id:ICR-9675

CountryBelgium

Year Published/Registered1847

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'King Rosea'

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Synonym

Althae Flora Shell Pink  Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic variant for Althaeiflora Shell Pink. Synonym for King Rosea.

Althaeiflora Shell Pink  Mcllhenny, 1941, 700 Varieties of Camellia as ‘Altheaflora Shell Pink’. Synonym for King’s Rosea.

Althea Flora Shell Pink  SCCS, 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.23. Orthographic variant for ‘Althaeiflora Shell Pink’; synonym for King Rosea.

Altheaflora Shell Pink  McIlhenny, 1937 Catalogue, p.1. Orthographic error for ‘Althaeiflora Shell Pink’; synonym for King’s Rosea.

King's Rosea  Camellia Society of America Yearbook, 1939, p.5. Orthographic error for King Rosea.

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Description

» English Description

van Houtte Catalogue,1847-1848, 31:31. No description. Verschaffelt, 1849, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book III, pl.IV: By their wrinkled, uneven, serried petals forming a large, full-bodied heart with those at the circumference, larger and spread out, this variety resembles a peony. They are delicate pink edged with white. Mr Albin Pathe, Ghent, Belgium noticed it on a branch of Kingii and grafted it immediately. Sport of Kingii. Orthographic variant: ‘King’s Rosea’. Synonyms: ‘Pink Rosea’, ‘Altheaflora Shell Pink’.

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Blooming Season Belgium

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