Id:ICR-14718
Country:Italy
Year Published/Registered:1851
Cultivar Type:For Ornamental
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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Parepa'
Species/Combination:C. japonica
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» English Description
Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.30: Blossoms of medium size, of vivid carmine pink, with a few white stripes or stains towards the centre, ovate-oblong petals, rounded or slightly emarginate; rather irregularly imbricated. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, pp.49, 50: Large, flat flower, not reflexed, deep pink with one broad stripe on the central petal, sometimes the peak of the central petals are incurved and of a slightly deeper pink, sometime with a pale centre. Imbricated. Originated in Italy by Savi, Florence. See pl.IV, Book II, Verschaffelt, 1856, Nouvelle Iconographie.