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Liujiao Dahong

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Year Published/Registered1949

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Liujiao Dahong'

Chinese Name:六角大红

Japanese Name

Meaning

Synonym

Hexagonal Scarlet  Synonym for Liuiao Dahong.

Hung Liu-chueh  Yang, 1965, Camellia Varieties of Taiwan.Different reading for ‘Hongliujiao’, synonym for Liujiao Dahong.

Jinniang  Shao, Taichong, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, p.76, No.332. Synonym for ‘Myrtifolia Chinensis’, synonym for ‘Myrtifolia’ believed to be a synonym for the Chinese C.japonica Liujiao Dahong.

Lu Chio Ta Hung  Huang Nursery, Shanghai, Catalogue, 1949.Different reading for Liujiao Dahong.

Description

» English Description

Huang Nursery Shanghai Catalogue, 1949: Medium size, 8-9 cm across, red formal double, with up to 80 petals in 6-7 rows, with a large proportion of blooms opening in a hexagonal, tiered form. Leaves 9-10 cm long x 4.3-3.9 cm wide, flat, rather caudate, base broad cuneate, serrations thick, shallow and scarse; midrib prominent, buds elliptic, light green. Late blooming. Originated in Zhejiang, China. Different reading: ‘Liu-chiao Ta-hung’. Synonyms: ‘Hexagonal Scarlet’, ‘Songyanghong’ and used as a synonym for Chidan. Believed to be synonymous with Myrtifolia. Japanese reading: Benirokkaku’.

» Chinese Description

六角大红 Camellia japonica ‘Liujiao Dahong’。汪亦萍、俞仲辂,中国建筑工业出版社,1989《山茶花》第47页。全文瓣型,性状似赤丹,为赤丹变种,花赤红色,花瓣排列成六角形,整齐。产金华。花期:2月下旬-3月下旬。

陈绍云等,1985《浙江山茶花》86-87页。小乔木,树冠开张,枝条披斜至下垂,嫩枝叶红色。叶倒卵形,长9~10cm,宽3~4.3cm,叶尖较长,基部阔楔形,叶面常凹凸不平,质厚,叶缘锯齿粗、稀而浅,主脉明显,侧脉间隔性明显。花开树冠内外,大红色,花径7~8cm,花瓣6~7轮,70~80枚,整齐排列成六角状,花心花瓣上时有白色条纹,基部离生;雌、雄蕊全部退化。花期4月中旬~5月中旬。 

Flower

Flower Size7-8 cm

Blooming Season4-5 Month China

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