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Meihong Wuchi

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-12337

CountryChina

Year Published/Registered1986

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia reticulata 'Meihong Wuchi'

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Meihungwuch'ih  Feng et al., 1986, Yunnan Camellias of China, p.166.Different reading for Meihong Wuchi.

Plum  Coloured Fivewing. Feng et al., 1986, Yunnan Camellias of China, p.166. Synonym for Meihong Wuchi.

Description

» English Description

Feng et al., 1986, Yunnan Camellias of China, p.90 as ‘Meihongwuchi’: Leaves oblong, apices acuminate, bases cuneate, reclinate, 6.5-8 cm long x 2.4-3.5 cm wide. Flowers pink, diameter 7.5 cm. Petals about 19, slightly reclinated, five pointed, radiate. Stamens absent or very few remaining. Pistils rudimentary. Flowers mid-sea­son. This cultivar was selected from an open pollinated plant of C.reticulata f. simplex in Teng­chong, Yunnan, China. Different reading: ‘Mei-hung Wu-ch’ih’. Synonym: ‘Plum Coloured Fivewing’.

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Blooming Season China

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