Id:ICR-11970
Country:United Kingdom
Year Published/Registered:1911
Cultivar Type:For Ornamental
AGM Type:RHS-AGM
Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Mars'
Species/Combination:C. japonica
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Semi-double Crimson Puddle and Hanger, 1961, RHS., The Rhododendron and Camellia Yearbook, No. 15, p. 120. Synonym for Mars.
» English Description
Paul, 1911, The Garden: Semi-double, crimson. Puddle & Hanger, 1961, RHS., The Rhododendron and Camellia Yearbook, No.15, p.120: Semi-double. About 15-20 petals, narrowly obovate, largest 5 cm long, 3.5 cm wide, irregularly retuse, of delicate texture, outer petals recurved. Stamens in a central cylinder, outer filaments conjoined about one third their length. Flower size about 10 cm across. Colour Turkey red (RHS.HCC.721/3) occasionally showing white streaks. Foliage, elliptic, 8-10 cm long x 5.5 cm wide, shallowly serrate. short acuminate, glossy, dark green. Plant habit open with lax branching. The name ‘Mars’ has been erroneously used for both ‘Mercury’ and ‘Apollo’ with which it has been confused. Sport: Mars Variegated Marshal Wilder.. This cultivar was awarded as an AGM (Award of Garden Merit) plant by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993 at H5 rate (hardy: cold winter; -15°C to -10°C).
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