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Myōki-in Believed Extinct

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-13422

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1681

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Myōki-in'

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Myōgi-in  Mizuno, 1681, Kadan Kōmoku: Red spotted white. Full double. This cultivar was listed by Kaempfer, 1712 as ‘Meokin’.Different reading Myōki-in.

Description

» English Description

Mizuno, 1681, Kadan Kōmoku. Red, formal double with white splashes. Itō, lhei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshō; Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yōrankō, vol.306: Large red flower, variegated with a splashed pattern of white. Originated in Japan. For colour illustration see pl.422, Chinka Zufu, (before 1700) Watanabe, 1969. This cultivar was listed as ‘Meokin’ by Kaempfer, 1712. Different reading: ‘Myōgi-in’.(Believed extinct.)

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Blooming Season Japan

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