Penzhusha

 Penzhusha.( Camellia japonica)Synonym: None  Origin: Chongqing  Characteristics: Bud mutant originated from variety ‘Baibaota’. Plant habit medium vigorous, with medium growth in branches, shoots horizontal and somewhat drooping. Leaves narrowly elliptical, green with occasional yellowish blotches, apex apiculate, base obtuse, margins slightly recurved, measuring leaf 6 cm to 8 cm across by 3 wide to 4 wide. Sepals open. Petalsf lat, imbricated regularly in a couple of rows, about 70 segments, outer petals recurved while inner petals half open as cordate shape, white or white with red stripes or red tiny blotches at same plant, formal double, diameter 7 cm to 8cm. Blooming January to April, at fully blooming in March.  Key points of identification: Almost similar with variety ‘Baibaota’ except for white petals with red strips and tiny red blotches.

喷朱砂 Penzhusha 周利主编、2011《川茶品种图鉴》 p.6。性状描述：白宝塔的芽变品种。树势中等，树冠开张，成枝力中等，枝姿横向伸出，略下垂；叶绿色，长椭圆形，部分叶片偶有黄色斑块。叶先端渐尖，基部宽楔形，叶缘略反卷，叶长6cm-8m,宽3cm-4cm;花萼开张，平瓣花多轮，约70枚呈覆瓦状，排列较整齐，外数层花瓣反卷，内层花瓣不完全开放，呈鸡心形，同株上出现有白色或白色花瓣上间有红色线条或细小红斑点的花朵，花径7cm-8cm,完全重瓣型。花期1月-4月，盛花期3月。识别特征：性状与白宝塔相近，只是白色花瓣上有红色线条和小红斑点。原始产地：重庆

喷珠砂 Camellia japonica ‘Penzhusha’。汪亦萍、俞仲辂，中国建筑工业出版社，1989《山茶花》第54页。全文瓣型，《花镜》上称“一捻红”，《花经》上称“七星灯”，四川《什邡山茶花》一文中称“一捻红”即“喷珠砂”，相传是明朝时从在北京做官 的绵竹人刘宇亮花园辗转传到什邡县的，为四川名种，后又 传到上海等地。灌木。叶椭圆形，长7-8厘米，宽3.5-4.2厘米，先端渐尖，基部楔形或阔楔形，锯齿粗锐，叶较薄，常不规则波折。表面绿色，部分叶片具黄斑，侧网脉下凹，背面淡绿色。花瓣60余片，排列整齐，《花经》上梦，红瓣中有白色七点或白瓣上有红色七点，但目前所见喷珠砂多为红瓣上洒白色斑点，斑点大小数量不等。还有“一捻红”从字义上也很难与喷珠砂联系，究竟喷珠砂是否就是七星灯和一捻红，有待一步考证。花期：3月-4月。