Mai-no-utena

Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.244 with colour photo; English translation p.171. Medium size, pink graduating to white at the centre, white stripes on inner petals, cupped semi-double, split stamens. Flowers early. Leaves narrowly elliptic, medium size. Spreading growth. A cross between C.x williamsii Elegant Beauty and C.rusticana Yuki-oguni. Named and released by Kaoru Hagiya in 1984. From Niigata Prefecture.

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.244.　【花】桃地に底白、内弁に白筋絞り、八重、 抱え性、散りしベ、中輪、11〜2月。【葉】 長楕円、中形。【樹】横張り性。【来歴】 エレガント•ビューティと雪小国の種間 雑種。1984年に萩屋薰の命名•発表。写• 文/萩屋。