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Id：ICR-11157
Country：United States
Year Published/Registered：1953
Cultivar Type：For Ornamental
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Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'Louisiana Purchase'
Species/Combination：C. japonica
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Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. A large, magenta-red, incomplete double, 11-12.5 cm across. There are 3 rows of outer petals and 28-32 inner petals which curl upwards. The stamens are in 5 separate groups. Filaments are light yellow, anthers darker yellow. Leaves dark green, broad-ovate, 10.5 cm x 7 cm, indistinctly veined and finely serrate. Growth is compact and rapid. Originated by Mr & Mrs T.S. Clower, Gulfport, Mississippi, USA from seed of unknown parents. First bloomed 1951. Reg. No.142 with the ACS, 1954. See black and white photo, p.63, SCCS, 1954, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Sport: Louisiana Purchase Variegated.
