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Morohito

Last Updated:2022/6/27 10:40:09 By:Sueo Takano
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Id:ICR-13080

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1979

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Morohito'

Chinese Name

Japanese Name:師人 もろびと

Meaning:Master of an art

Description

» English Description

Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.151, colour photo, p.252, description: Small compact single with 4 white petals and a central column of stamens with yellow anthers and white filaments. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.34, colour photo and description: Leaves narrow-elliptic, dark green, apices tapering acuminate, recurved, margins serrulate. Blooms mid-season. Originated in Kantō area Japan. Named by Sae Suzuki, released by Hiroshi Suzuki around 1974.

» Japanese Description

淡交社.1989. 《日本の椿花》..34.  誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.p.265.    日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》 p.20. 関西產. []白、一重、抱え気味の筒咲き、筒しべ、小輪、3~4月。[]楕円、小形 []立性、[来歴]関西方面から入手した庭木用ヤブツバキから選抜、鈴木小江の命名、1974年頃に鈴木博の発表。写/桐野、文/編集委員会

Flower

Flower Size6-8 cm

Blooming Season Japan

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