Roka

Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.85, colour photo and description: Very small size, soft pink, single of 6-7 petals, some reflexed, in 2 rows, opening saucer-shaped with a central cylinder of stamens, white filaments and pale yellow anthers. Fragrant. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, dark green, apices long acuminate, margins sharply serrate. Blooms early to mid-season. A natural seedling of C.rosiflora origin. “Ro” = rosiflora. “ka” = fragrant. Originated in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Named and released by Nobuo Sasai in 1978.

淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.85.　  誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.286. 【花】淡桃色の一重、丸弁、抱え〜椀 咲き、筒しベ、極小輪、有香、12〜3 月。【葉】やや長楕円、小形、平坦。 【樹】立性、強い。【来歴】ロゼフロ 一ラの自然実生。1978年に笹井延夫 の命名•発表。写•文/笹井。