Oza Shirah

ACS, The Camellia Journal, June 2005, p.8, colour photo p.9, Reg. No. 2644. A sport of Borom’s Gem, first observed in 1997, and propagated in 1999 by Shirah’s Camellia Nursery, Lakeland, Fla, USA. The 12.7 cm diameter, semi-double flower is light pink, feathering to white at the edges. Heavy petal texture. Anthers and filaments golden yellow. Flowers mid-season. American Camellia Yearbook, 2005, p.45 colour photo p.C7. Plant is upright, spreading and vigorous. Dark green leaves are 10 cm x 5 cm.