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Id:ICR-14227
Country:Spain
Year Published/Registered:2010
Cultivar Type:For Ornamental
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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Olivica'
Species/Combination:C. japonica
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Originated by Viveiros Moreira, A Coruña, Spain, registered by Ayuntamienyo de Vigo. Parentage unknown, first flowered 2010. Flower is medium size, 8-10 cm diameter x 3-4 cm deep, anemone to peony form. Colour variable between RHSCC dark red 45B-C, and reddish-pink 53C. About 20 outer petals arranged in 2 rows. Petaloids 110-155, some striped white. Occasionally 4-5 petaloids stand above the others in a spiral. Variable number of stamens, 15-65, with pink filaments, dispersed among the petaloids. Leaves 8.5-9 cm x 4-5 cm, mid-green, elliptical, dentate, apex acuminate, base acute. Plant pyramidical, upright, compact, medium growth rate. Flowers mid-season to late.