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Kyokkō

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CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1972

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Kyokkō'

Chinese Name

Japanese Name:旭光 きょっこう

Meaning:Light of the rising sun

Synonym

Kijokko  Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. Corruption of Japanese name Kyokkō.

Kyokkoh  Andoh, 1974, Tsubaki Nyumon, p.56.Different reading for Kyokkō.

Nagoya-kyokkō (Rays of Rising Sun at Nagoya),  Yokoyama, 1975, Gendai Tsubaki Meikan, p.176: Large sized white, semi-double with pink and red stripes and dashes. Central, small, stamen cluster. Petals, large, overlapping in 3 rows. Synonym for Kyokkō.

Description

» English Description

Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.1, 1972, p.367: Vermilion red, large size, peony form, late flowering. Originated on Shikoku Island, Japan.

» Japanese Description

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.p.76. 日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.187. 愛知產. [花]白地に濃紅色の大小縦絞り、八重、筒しベ、大輪、3~5月。[葉]長楕円、小形。[樹]横張り性、叢生。[来歴]詳細不明、1960年頃に永田鋭明の命名.発表。写.文/佐藤

Flower

Flower Size10-13 cm

Blooming Season Japan

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