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Maometto

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Id:ICR-11629

CountryItaly

Year Published/Registered1843

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Maometto'

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Maometa  Verschaffelt, 1844, Catalogue, No.50, p.21. Orthographic error for Maometto.

Maometha  Verschaffelt, 1844-1845, Catalogue No.50, p.26. Orthographic error for Maometto.

Maometo  Charles van Geert, 1848, Catalogue, No.105, p.114. Orthographic error for Maometto.

Description

» English Description

van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12:zz: Buds easily, flowers exquisitely formed and, although a little stiff, an example in imbrication; poppy red, very full. Formal double, 10-11 cm across, dark orange-red, veined blood red. Petals broad, entire, cupped, thin, imbricated with regularity and forming a corolla of great perfection. Originated in Italy by Mariani. Orthographic errors: ‘Maometa’, ‘Maometo’, ‘Maometha’.

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Blooming Season Italy

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