Mandalay Queen

Shade & Shadow Nursery Catalogue, 1963. No description. American Camellia Yearbook, 1967, p.230, Reg. No.958: A 10 year old chance seedling of ‘Tali Queen’ (Dali Cha) that first bloomed 1961. Originated by the Shade & Shadow Nursery, Mountain View, California, USA. Plant growth is upright, open and rapid in rate with dark green leaves, 12 cm x 6 cm. The semi-double flowers, similar to Frizzle White, are 14.5 cm across x 8 cm deep with 38 petals and 4 petaloids. Colour is rose-pink with yellow anthers. Petaloids variegated. Blooms mid-season. Received the “Aubrey Harris Hybrid Award”, 1975 and the “Frank L. Stormont Reticulata Award”, 1970. For colour photo see Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.161.

朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》，p.171.

Mandalay Queen 满清皇后(C. reticulata)云南茶。1963，美国加州 Mountain View，Shade & Shadow种苗园。Tali Queen (大理茶）自然实生种。10年实生苗，初花1961年。半重瓣〜松牡丹、玫瑰粉〜红、瓣端微凹、巨大(12~15x4.5〜8cm)、花瓣约38枚、瓣化蕊有白斑，花期 1〜3月、树性直立〜横张、长势强。花名：曼德勒皇后(Mandalay是缅甸的城市名，曾经是缅甸王朝最后的首都）。突变种：Mandalay Queen Variegated。

Mandalay Queen—蔡福贵,1984,茶花,p.173, No.28.

Mandalay Queen (满清皇后)一新竹市茶花产销班目录，2002-2006, p.30, M34.

Mandalay Queen (曼陀拉女皇)_ 茶花林目录，1992-2006, p.16/28, No.738.