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Ophelia

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Id:ICR-14303

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1979

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Ophelia'

Chinese Name

Japanese Name:オフェリア おふぇりあ

Meaning

Synonym

Ofê-ria  (Ophelia from ‘Hamlet’),(C.japonica), ICS., Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.18. No description. Originated in Japan.Different reading for ‘Ophelia’. Synonym for Ophelia.

Description

» English Description

Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.205: Red spots on a light red ground. Sometime the red and the light red blend. Semi-double with squarish petals. Outer petals small to medium size. Originated in Kansai area, Japan. Mid-season flowering. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.50 as ‘Ofê-ria’, with colour photo; English translation p.33. Leaves narrowly elliptic, medium size. Upright growth, soft branches, somewhat frail. Named and released by Yoshiaki Andoh.

» Japanese Description

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.p.50. 【花】淡桃色地に桃色の縦絞り、八 重、中〜大輪、3〜4月。【葉】長楕円、中形。【樹】立性、軟枝、やや弱 い。【来歴】1990年の国際ツバキ会 誌に安藤芳顕が紹介した品種。写/ 山ロ三、文/安藤

Flower

Flower Size10-13 cm

Blooming Season Japan

NO

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