Miss Chia-yueh Tsao

Miss Chia-yueh Tsao (C. hybrid reticulata). European Reg. No. 127. International Camellia Journal 2017, p.124. Seedling from unknown parents, originated by Antonio Assunçâo, Guimarâes, Portugal. First bloomed 2013. Growth medium rate, upright and spreading. Blooming season is very early (autumn), and of average duration. Flowers are dark pink, semi-double hose-in-hose form, of 25-30 petals; they are medium-sized, 110- 130 mm in diameter. Stamens are dispersed among petals and petaloids, with yellow anthers and white filaments. Buds are dark pink, oval. Blooms fall whole when spent. Leaves are dark green, flat and keeled, with serrated margins; 130 mm in length and 60 mm wide. Miss Tsao, a museum director in Taipei, is a personal friend of the originator; they have swapped camellia material for use in hybridization projects.