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Meotoboshi

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CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1989

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Meotoboshi'

Chinese Name

Japanese Name:夫婦星 めおとぼし

Meaning

Synonym

Meotohoshi  ICS., Apr.1990. Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.15.Different reading for Meotoboshi.

Myōtoboshi  Different reading for Meotoboshi.

Description

» English Description

Yokoyama & Kirino. 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.218, colour photo and description: Medium size, bright crimson, campanulate single, with 5-6 rounded, overlapping petals and a central, pinched stamen column with yellow anthers. Blooms mid­season to late. Leaves mid-green, elliptic to broad-elliptic, apices acuminate, margins serrate. Originated in the Chūbu area, Japan. Named and released by Minoru Satō in 1983. Different readings: ‘Myōtoboshi’, ‘Meotohoshi’.

» Japanese Description

淡交社.1989《日本の椿花》..218. 誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.p.261. 【花】濃朱紅色の一重、筒咲き、細い 筒しベ、小輪、2〜4月。【葉】楕円、 中形、平坦。【樹】立性、強い。【来歴】 1983年に「日本の銘椿」に佐藤稔が 命名•発表。写•文/佐藤。

Flower

Flower Size6-8 cm

Blooming Season Japan

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