Queen Bessie

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’.

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。