Morning Glow

Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1948-1949, p.29: Medium white, formal double. Fendig, 1951, American Camellia Catalogue: Medium, porcelain white, formal double, 8-­10 cm across x 5 cm deep with about 100 petals. Buds are round and light green. Similar to, but larger than ‘Alba Plena’. Does not lie flat on opening. Leaves, medium, glossy green, lanceo­late, 9 cm x 4 cm; texture thin, acuminate, deep serrations. Midrib light green. Plant habit com­pact, upright, columnar and vigorous. Originated by J.S. Bradford, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA from seed of unknown parents in 1928. First flowered 1943. Reg. No.77, American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.325. Synonym: ‘St Mary’.