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Maverick

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Id:ICR-12250

CountryUnited States

Year Published/Registered1961

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Maverick'

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American Camellia Yearbook, 1961, p.227, Reg. No.579: A 5 year old seedling of Tomorrow that first bloomed 1961. Originated by Dr Gilbert Fisher, Union Springs, Alabama, USA. Plant growth is open, spreading and rapid in rate with dark green leaves, 13.5 cm x 5 cm. The peony form flower, 16-17 cm across x 8 cm deep, is strawberry pink, variegated; with yel­low stamens. The blooms are like ‘Tomorrow’ in shape and size but with a picotee edge of white. Blooms mid-season. Note: SCCS., Camellia Nomenclature 1964 and on lists this name as a synonym for Tomorrow Variegated.

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