Id：ICR-13980
Country：United States
Year Published/Registered：1970
Cultivar Type：For Ornamental
AGM Type：RHS-AGM
Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Gem'
Species/Combination：C. japonica
Chinese Name：牛西奥美玉
Japanese Name：
Meaning：
Synonym：
Niuxiao Meiyu Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for Nuccio’s Gem.
Noccious Gem Baroncourt Nurseries Catalogue, 1986-1987, p.2. Orthographic error for Nuccio’s Gem.
Nuccio's Grm Duncan & Davies (UK) Catalogue, 1986. Orthographic error for Nuccio’s Gem.
纽西欧白玉 朱国栋，2009,台湾茶花Camellias700, p.244.
纽西欧珠宝 新竹市茶花产销班目录，2002-2006, p.32, N3.
2 show +
» English Description
Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1970: #6506: Large formal double. White, Early to mid-season. American Camellia Yearbook, 1979, p.109, Reg. No.1531: A medium to large, white formal double C.japonica chance seedling that blooms early to mid-season; originated by Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA. The 13 year old seedling first bloomed 1965, Average flower size, 9-11 cm across. Plant growth is upright, dense and rapid with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 5 cm. Received the ‘Margarete Hertrich Award’, 1973 and the ‘Illges Medal’ in 1979; also the ‘William E. Woodroof Camellia Hall of Fame Award’ in 1981. See colour photos p.107, Macoboy, 1981, The Dictionary of Camellias in Colour; front cover, SCCS., 1970. The Camellia Review, vol.32, No.1; front cover, New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1983, vol.XIII, No.1. Orthographic errors: ‘Noccious Gem’, ‘Nuccio’s Grm’. Chinese synonym: Niuxiao Meiyu’. This cultivar was awarded as an AGM (Award of Garden Merit) plant by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993 at H5 rate (hardy: cold winter; -15°C to -10°C).
» Chinese Description
紐西歐白玉，Nuccio's Gem（C. japonica），陈丽惠2013年《山茶花谱台湾情》第228页，白、完全重瓣、中~大轮、早~中花，1970年美國發表。高继银、苏玉华、胡羡聪，2007. 《国内外茶花名种识别与欣赏》，第171页。美国加利福尼亚州Nuccio’s Nurseries Inc.苗圃培育。花白色，完全重瓣型，中到大型花，花瓣呈覆瓦状排列整齐，先端尖，边缘略皱，花朵稠密。叶片浓绿色，椭圆形，光亮，植株立性，生长旺盛。花期早至中。
朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》，p.199. Nuccio's Gem 纽西欧白玉（C. japonica)红山茶。1970，美国加州Altadena，Nuccio种苗园。13年自然实生苗、初花1965年。完全形、白色、中~大轮(9~11x3.5~4cm)、花期12~2月、树性直立、浓密、长势强。Nuccio's Gem—蔡福贵，1984,茶花，p.163, No.210.图80. Nuccio's Gem (纽西欧白玉)一朱国栋，2009,台湾茶花Camellias700, p.244. Nuccio's Gem (纽西欧珠宝)一新竹市茶花产销班目录，2002-2006, p.32, N3. Nuccio's Gem (纽西耳珍宝)_茶花林目录，1992-2006, p.19/28, No.302. Nuccio's Gem (牛西奥美玉)一高继银，1998,世界名贵茶花，p.70, No.4.
Flower Form：Formal / Imbricate
Flower Colour：Single color Flower / White
Flower Size： 9-11 cm
Blooming Season： 12-2 Month United States
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