Nijū-kaku

Katayama, 1963, Jurakuen. No description. Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.341, p.172, description, p.191: Leaves oblong to oblong-elliptic, suddenly acuminate at the apex, depressed-crenate at the margin; petioles glabrous. Often flowering hose-in-hose form, pale pink, shaded and striped in various degrees of rosy pink (Rose opal 022-022/2) margined in part, paler pink. Flowers mid-season to late. Originated in Japan by Katayama, Ōsaka Prefecture. Different readings: ‘Futae-kaku’, ‘Hutae-kaku’, Futae-zuru. Thought to be a synonym for Genji-shibori.