Id：ICR-12320
Country：Japan
Year Published/Registered：1968
Cultivar Type：For Ornamental
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Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'Meibō'
Species/Combination：C. japonica
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» English Description
Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.103, p.52, description, p.117 as ‘Mei-bō’: Leaves dark green, broadly elliptic, very shortly acuminate, venation impressed, 7.4-8.5 cm long x 4.1-4.3 cm wide; petioles 10-11 mm long, glabrous. Flower, formal double, pale pink becoming deeper at the centre, petals 49-72, diminishing to the centre, largest petal 3.4 cm x 2.6 cm, phlox pink 625/2-3, shallowly emarginate, late flowering. Originated in the Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Meibō literally means “Clear Eyes” but alludes to a “Beautiful Lady”.
