Minzu Fushi

Minzu Fushi (C. japonica 'Tama Peacock' × C. azalea). Liu Xinkai et al. 2023, Illustrations of the New Camellia Hybrids that Bloom Year-round, Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House, p.203. HA-81-8., a cross seedling (KQYPD-No.18) of C. japonica 'Tama Peacock' × C. azalea. Flowers red to deep red, occasionally with narrow white borders, faint white blotches and clear white stripes are visible on the central petals, rose-double form, small to medium size, 6.0-8.0cm across and 4.0cm deep with 21 petals arranged orderly in 3 rows, petals broad obovate, edges slightly rolled inward, a few stamens. Leaves dark green, leathery, elliptic, urgently cuneate at the base, margins shallowly and sparsely serrate. Plant upright, branches soft and dense and growth vigorous. Starts to bloom from early-autumn, fully blooms in winter and sporadically in spring. The cultivar name means “National Dress”.

民族服饰 Camellia ‘Minzu Fushi’ 。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203页。 HA-81-8.杂交组合：红山茶品种‘孔雀玉浦’×杜鹃红山茶，杂交苗编号：KQYPD-No.18。花朵红色至深红色，花瓣边缘偶具较窄的白边，中部花瓣可见模糊的白斑和清晰的白条纹，玫瑰重瓣型，小型至中型花，花径6.0-8.0cm，花朵厚4.0cm，花瓣21枚，呈3轮有序排列，阔倒卵形，边缘略内卷，雄蕊少量。叶片浓绿色，叶背面灰绿色，革质，椭圆形，长8.5-9.5cm，宽3.0-3.5cm，基部急楔形，边缘叶齿浅疏。植株立性，枝条软而稠密，生长旺盛。秋初始花，冬季盛花，春季零星开花。