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Mure-kyokkō

Last Updated:2022/7/31 7:43:25 By:Sueo Takano
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Id:ICR-13345

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1998

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Mure-kyokkō'

Chinese Name

Japanese Name:牟礼旭光 むれきょっこう

Meaning:Mure's morning light

Description

» English Description

Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.259 with colour photo; English translation p.182. Large, pale red, peony to lion form. Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves elliptic, medium size, thick. Upright growth. Selected from cultivars raised by a private family in Mure Town. Named and released by Saneichi Koyama in 1972. From Kagawa Prefecture.

» Japanese Description

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.p.259. 日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.121. 香川產. [花]桃紅色、牡丹~獅了~咲き、大輪、3~4月。[葉]楕円、中形、肉厚。[樹]立性。[来歴]高松市牟礼町の民家の栽培種より選抜、1972年に小山実一の命名.発表。写/地下、文/今雪哲

Flower

Flower Size10-13 cm

Blooming Season Japan

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