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Meigetsu (Katayama)

Last Updated:2023/2/28 12:05:55 By:Sueo Takano
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Id:ICR-12325

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1957

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Meigetsu (Katayama)'

Chinese Name

Japanese Name:名月 めいげつ

Meaning:Bright moon

Description

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Katayama, 1957, Tsubaki Ochabana: Medium, cup-­shaped single. White. Satō, 1975, Chūbu no Tsubaki, p.7: A white, single, opening cup-shaped, 6­-7 petals, about 6 cm across; stamens in a compact column with dark golden anthers and white filaments. Fragrant. Leaves broad-ovate, dark, olive green, apex blunt acute, margins coarsely, shallowly serrate on upper part. Originated in the Kansai area, Japan. See colour photo, Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.149.

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Blooming Season Japan

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