Myōjō (Nagao)

Minagawa, 1956, Chinkashū; Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.140, p.70, description, p.129: Leaves broadly-elliptic, venation impressed, apex acute, mar­gins acutely serrate, mid-green, variegated pale gold along the midrib, variegation sometimes reduced to small spots. Petiole, 4-6 mm long, hairy. Flower, single, red (Rose Opal 022) bell shaped; petals incurved on lateral margin, recurved at apex. Originated in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Named and released by Jitarō Nagao. See also colour pl: Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.147.

日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.218. 新潟產. [花]紅色、一重、ラッパ咲き、ユキツバキ状しベ、中輪、3～4月。[葉]長楕円、中形、やや反曲、黄色の中斑が錦葉。[樹]叢生、弱い。[来歴]野生ユキツバキか選抜、1960年代に長尾次太郎の命名.発表。写/桐野、文/萩屋