Qixiannü

Qixiannü (C. japonica) Liu Xinkai et al. 2023, Illustrations of the New Camellia Hybrids that Bloom Year-round, Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House, p.550. HD-30-2.A chance seedling BB-No.4 selected from C. japonica cultivar 'Bokuhan5. Flowers soft pink with light purple hue, fading to light pink at the center, central petaloids with white stripes, semi- double to peony form, miniature to small size, 5.5-7.0cm across and 3.0cm deep with 27-30 large petals arranged loosely in 5 rows, petals obovate, apices nearly round, central small petals wavy, mixed with stamens, filaments white, anthers yellow. Leaves green, shiny, leathery, small elliptic, margins densely serrate. Plant compact, branches dense and growth vigorous. Blooms from late-winter to the spring of following year. The cultivar name means “The Seventh Fairy”.

七仙女 Camellia japonica ‘Qixiannü’ 。刘信凯、钟乃盛、柯欢、武艳芳主编，2023，《第二部四季茶花杂交新品种彩色图集》，浙江科学技术出版社，第550页。 HD-30-2.选自红山茶品种‘卜伴’的机遇实生苗BB-No.4。花朵嫩粉红色，略泛淡紫色调，渐向花芯呈淡粉红色，中部雄蕊瓣具白条纹，半重瓣型至牡丹型，微型至小型花，花径5.5-7.0cm,花朵厚3.0cm,大花瓣27-30枚，呈5轮松散排列，花瓣倒卵形，长3.0cm，宽2.0cm，先端近圆形，中部小花瓣波浪状，与雄蕊混生，花丝白色，花药黄色。叶片绿色，光亮，革质，小椭圆形，长7.0-8.0cm，宽3.0-3.5cm，边缘齿密。植株紧凑，枝条稠密，生长旺盛。冬末至翌年春季开花。