Meimiao

Gao Jiyin et al. 2016. Illustrations of the New Camellias Hybrids that Bloom Year-round. P.530. [C. japonica](Beauteous). A chance seedling from C. japonica cultivar ‘Parini’. Flowers orange-red to red, fading to deep-pink at the centre, occasionally blotched white, semi-double to peony form, medium to large. Leaves normal green, tips bend down. Plant compact and growth vigorous. Blooms in winter and spring.

高继银、刘信凯、赵强民，2016. 《四季茶花杂交新品种彩色图集》, p.530。“红山茶品种‘帕里尼’的一个机遇实生苗。花朵橘红色至红色，渐向中部呈深粉红色，偶然有白斑，半重瓣型至牡丹型，中到大型花，花径9.0～11.2cm，外轮大花瓣13～15枚，呈2轮松散排列，阔倒卵形，中部花瓣直立，皱褶，雄蕊簇生，花丝白色。叶片正常绿色，椭圆形，长9.3cm，宽6.1cm，先端下弯。植株紧凑，生长旺盛。冬、春开花。