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Ne Plus Ultra

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-13637

CountryUnited States

Year Published/Registered1837

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Ne Plus Ultra'

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Filadelfia Vera  Contini Catalogue, 1915. Orthographic error for ‘Philadelphica Vera’, synonym for Ne Plus Ultra.

Filadelfica Vera  Contini & Nava of Intra Catalogue, 1900. Orthographic error for ‘Philadelphica Vera’, synonym for Ne Plus Ultra.

Nec Plus Ultra d'Americana  Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847. Synonym for Ne Plus Ultra.

Nec Plus Ultra  Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, p. 134-135. Orthographic variant for Ne Plus Ultra.

Nec-Plus-Ultra de Gruneberg  van Houtte Catalogue, 1847:1848, 31:34. Synonym for Ne Plus Ultra.

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Description

» English Description

Hovey ed. 1837, Magazine of Horticulture. No description. Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, pp.134-135 as ‘Nec Plus Ultra’: Flower about 10 cm across, full, a clear cherry red, sometimes rose, the outer petals, not numerous, are well imbricated, broad and sometimes marked with white. Originated by Smith, Massachusetts, USA as ‘Nes Plus Ultra’. Rovelli, 1852, Catalogue has: Imbricated pure white, blotched soft pink, from Florence. It is possible there are two forms of Ne Plus Ultra, the American and Gruneberg’s. Note: there is also a Non Plus Ultra raised by Ridolfi in Italy. Synonyms: ‘Philadephica Vera’, ‘Philadelphica’, ‘Nec Plus Ultra d’Americana’, ‘Nec Plus Ultra Gruneberg’, ‘Nec Plus Ultra’.

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