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Lieutenant Bennie Folsom

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Id:ICR-10873

CountryUnited States

Year Published/Registered1962

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Lieutenant Bennie Folsom'

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Lieut. Bennie Folsom  SCCS., 1964, Camellia Nomenclature, p.76. Abbreviation for Lieutenant Benie Folsom.

Lt. Bennie Folsom  Belle Fontaine Nursery, 1964, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.19, No.4, p.27. Abbreviation for Lieutenant Bennie Folsom.

Description

» English Description

American Camellia Yearbook, 1962-1963, p.220, 221, Reg. No.636: A 12 year old chance seedling of ‘Donckelaeri’ (Masayoshi) that first bloomed 1957. Originated by J.B. Folsom, Sumter, South Carolina, USA. Plant growth is upright, open and medium in rate with mid-green leaves, averaging 8 cm x 6 cm. The semi-double flowers, 13 cm across x 6 cm deep, are rose-pink with cream stamens, 14 petals and 3 large petaloids. Petals sometimes crinkle. Blooms mid-season. Abbreviations: ‘Lt. Bennie Folsom’, ‘Lieut. Bennie Fol­som’.

Flower

Flower Size14-15 cm

Blooming Season1-2 Month United States

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