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Michelangelo

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Id:ICR-12457

CountryItaly

Year Published/Registered1855

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Michelangelo'

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Michael Angelo  Verschaffelt, 1856, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XI, pl.III. Orthographic error for Michelangelo.

Michaelangelo  Rovelli Catalogue, 1893-1894. Orthographic variant for Michelangelo.

Michel Ange  van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:19. Orthographic error for Michelangelo.

Michel Angelo  Verschaffelt, 1858, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XI, pl.III. Orthographic variant for Michelangelo.

Michelangiolo  Mercatelli Catalogue, 1881. Orthographic error for Michelangelo.

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Description

» English Description

Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.6: Large flower, imbricated in tiers, bright red, central petals sometimes striped white. Verschaffelt, 1856, Nouvelle Iconogra­phie, Book XI, pl.III: The blossom, of medium size, is composed of ample petals, regularly imbricated in star shaped serries, except those of the circumference which are spiral. The colouring is cherry-pink with a few longitudinal white stripes. Originated in Italy by Scarlatti. Orthographic errors: ‘Michel Angelo’, ‘Michael Angelo’, ‘Michaelangelo’, ‘Michel Ange’, ‘Michele Angelo’, ‘Michelangiolo’, ‘Micheli-Angelo’.

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