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Id：ICR-15646
Country：New Zealand
Year Published/Registered：2004
Cultivar Type：For Ornamental
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Scientific Name：Camellia 'Purple Fire'
Species/Combination：C. pitardii hybrid
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» English Description
New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, March 2004, Issue No.147, vol.XXIII, No.5, p.8, Reg. No.456. Registered by N. Haydon, Takanini, New Zealand. A chance seedling from a C.pitardii var. pitardii seed parent that first flowered in 1994. Flower is a single of 6-7 petals, 8 cm diameter x 5 cm deep, and the stamens, with gold anthers on pink filaments, form a compact central mass. The flower is a bright, deep rose-purple colour (RHS.CC.61C to 67A as the flower ages) and there is some veining of a deeper colour. The plant is of average height, dense structure and slow to medium growth rate, with dark green leaves 8 cm long x 3 cm wide. Flowers early to late. The distinctive features are its long flowering season and the unusual colour.
