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Prima Dona

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-15418

CountryItaly

Year Published/Registered1851

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Prima Dona'

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Meaning

Synonym

Prima Donna  von Biedenfeld, 1856, Practische Grundlehren der Cultur von Camelien..., p.50. Orthographic variant for ‘Prima Dona’.

Description

» English Description

Verschaffelt, 1851, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XI, pl.IV: Received from our Italian correspondent who put it for sale in 1850. Its petals are rounded, or sometimes lanceo­late, very full, arranged in the form of a star. They are pink at the base with white or roseate margins and pink veining. Orthographic variant: ‘Prima Donna’.

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Blooming Season Italy

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