Id：ICR-10779
Country：France
Year Published/Registered：1858
Cultivar Type：For Ornamental
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Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'Léon Leguay'
Species/Combination：C. japonica
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Baron Leon le Guay Leroy, André, Catalogue,1873, p.135. Orthographic error for Léon Leguay.
Baronne Léon Leguay Curvelier, 1887, Revue de l’Horticulure Belge et Etrangere, vol.13, p.35 as ‘Bne. Leon Leguay’. Synonym for Léon Leguay.
Leon Lequay (France) SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Synonym for Léon Leguay.
Leon Lequay Henderson & Son, 1867, Catalogue, p.33. Haskins Nursery Catalogue, 1954. Orthographic error for Léon Leguay.
» English Description
van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:16. No description. Verschaffelt, 1859, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XI, pl.II: Originated in France by Mr Miellez, Lille. This camellia, which is a perfection amongst perfections, the small size of the petals and their serried, imbricative arrangement, has blossoms of medium size and a uniform, vivid, cherry-red colouring with perfect imbrication. Synonym: ‘Leon Leguay’(France) Orthographic error: ‘Leon Lequay’. The Gardeners’ Chronicle, 1881,Vol.XV,April,16,p.506 :"....the color is crimson, more or less mottled with white blotches...".
Flower Form：Formal / Imbricate
Flower Colour：Single color Flower / Red
Flower Size： 8-9 cm
Blooming Season： 1-3 Month France
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