Lollypop

ACRS., 1971, Camellia News, No.43, p.36, Reg. No.149: Originated by F.S. Tuck­field, Berwick, Victoria, Australia. A chance seedling from C.hybrid Cornish Snow that first flowered 1969. The putative pollen parent is a C.x williamsii. The plant has an open branched habit and blooms early to mid-season. The informal double flowers are about 5 cm across with a pale pink ground colour, stippled with a deeper tone. It has 5 narrow petals surrounding sev­eral smaller petals and petaloids. The leaves are lanceolate, 10 cm x 3.8 cm, dark green with medium, sharp serrations. Chinese synonym ‘Bangbangtang’.

高继银、苏玉华、胡羡聪，2007. 《国内外茶花名种识别与欣赏》，第301页。澳大利亚F.S.Tuckfield先生培育，系由杂交种‘米雪’（Cornish Snow)品种的实生苗所得。花粉红色，泛橘红色调，半重瓣型至托桂型，微型到小型花,外轮花瓣宽圆形，排列松散，瓣面有深色脉纹，中部小花瓣扭曲，偶有黄色雄蕊外露，两边稍内卷，花朵稠密。叶片浓绿色，披针形，植株开张，生长旺盛。花期早至中。