Meijō

Satō, 1975. Chūbu no Tsubaki, colour photo, p.52 as ‘Meijyō: Small single, white, about 6 cm across, with clear red streaks. Petals 5-6, opening cup-shaped. Late blooming. Leaves mid-green, elliptic, acuminate, finely, shallowly serrate. From Sofu’e-chō, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Parentage unknown, originated by Fumio Naitō in 1973. See colour photo, Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.149.

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.260. 【花】白色に紅の縦絞り、花弁は肉厚、 一重、筒〜ラッパ咲き、筒しベ、小輪、 12〜3月。【葉】楕円、中形、平坦。 【樹】立性、強い。【来歴】親不明の |自然実生。1973年に内藤文男の作出•発表。写•文/内藤。