Id：ICR-15715
Country：United States
Year Published/Registered：1938
Cultivar Type：For Ornamental
Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'Queen Bessie'
Species/Combination：C. japonica
Chinese Name：白斯王后
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A. Bessie
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Synonym for Queen Bessie.
» English Description
Overlook Nursery Catalogue, 1938. Description not seen. McIlhenny Catalogue, 1941, p.12: (Overlook) - Semidouble. White with faint trace of pink. Fendig, 1950, American Camellia Catalogue: White, faintly blush pink, semi-double, 10-12.5 cm across. Petals 5.5 cm x 4cm are obovate, tips wavy. Stamens central. united or in fascicles. Filaments are long. Leaves shiny, dark green, oval, 7.5 cm x 3.8 cm. Margins shallowly serrate. Plant growth rapid and upright. Originated by K. Sawada, Overlook Nurseries, Crichton, Alabama, USA from seed imported from Japan. First flowered 1934. Chinese synonym ‘Baisi Wanghou’.
» Chinese Description
高继银、苏玉华、胡羡聪，2007. 《国内外茶花名种识别与欣赏》，第186页。美国亚拉巴马州K.Sawada先生培育。花白色，略显粉红色，半重瓣型，中到大型花，花瓣宽圆，先端略凹，排列整齐而松散，花心有黄色雄蕊，花朵稠密。叶片浓绿色,椭圆形，光亮，叶齿明显,植株紧凑，生长旺盛。花期中。
