Nanto-shirokarako

Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.352, description, p.353, colour photo, as ‘Nanto-shiro-karako’: Medium size. white, anemone form double with rounded, broad, overlapping outer guard petals, and a broad cen­tral boss of small, erect petals, petaloids and stamens. Leaves deep green, elliptic, apices taper­ing acuminate, margins sharply serrate. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated in the Minami-tonami district, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. Selected by Takashi Tsuchiya in 1960s, named by Takeo Ogawa.

  淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.352.   誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.324. 【花】白色の一重、唐子咲き、中輪、1〜4月。【葉】楕円、 中形。【樹】やや立性、強い。【来歴】1960年代に富山県の 南砺波地方の民家の栽培種から選抜。土屋隆の採取、尾川 武雄の命名。文/尾川。