Meiqiu

Meiqiu (C. japonica 'Nokogiriba-tsubaki' × C. japonica 'Kramer's Supreme'). Liu Xinkai et al. 2023, Illustrations of the New Camellia Hybrids that Bloom Year-round, Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House, p.510. HC-12-1., a cross seedling (JYK-No.12) of C. japonica 'Nokogiriba-tsubaki' × C. japonica 'Kramer's Supreme'. Flowers lightly peach red, slightly with orange hue, with fragrance, semi-double to peony form, medium size, 8.0-9.0cm across and 4.5cm deep with 12-15 exterior large petals arranged in 2 rows, petals broad obovate, edges slightly crinkled, a few petaloids at the center, stamens clustered. Leaves normal green, leathery, elliptic，margins obviously serrate. Plant compact, upright, branches dense and growth vigorous. Starts to bloom from late-autumn and fully blooms in winter. The cultivar name means “Beautiful Autumn”.

美秋 Camellia ‘Meiqiu’ 。刘信凯、钟乃盛、柯欢、武艳芳主编，2023，《第二部四季茶花杂交新品种彩色图集》，浙江科学技术出版社，第510页。 HC-12-1.杂交组合：红山茶品种‘锯叶椿’×红山茶品种‘克瑞墨大牡丹’，杂交苗编号：JYK-No.12。花朵淡桃红色，略泛橘红色调，具芳香，半重瓣型至牡丹型，中型花，花径8.0-9.0cm，花朵厚4.5cm，外部大花瓣12-15枚，呈2轮排列，阔倒卵形，瓣面边缘略皱褶，先端微凹，中部有少量雄蕊瓣，雄蕊簇状。叶片中等绿色，革质，椭圆形，长6.5-8.0cm，宽4.0-4.5cm，边缘叶齿明显。植株紧凑，立性，枝叶稠密，生长旺盛。秋末始花，冬季盛花。