Sōshunka

Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.68, colour photo and description: Medium size, white, wide campanulate single with 3 large, rounded, emarginate petals and 2 small, irregular, outer petals. Stamens in a central cylinder with pale lemon filaments, joined for their lower third, and yellow anthers. Mid-season bloom­ing profusely. Leaves dark green, slightly undulate, elliptic to obovate, apices acuminate, mar­gins serrate. Originated in Chūbu area, Japan. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.149 with colour photo; English translation p.102. A chance seedling of Shūfūraku. Named and released by Minoru Satō in 1964.

淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.68.     誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.149. 【花】鴇色の一重、筒咲き、筒しベ、 小〜中輪、1〜4月。【葉】楕円、中 形、中折れ。【樹】立性、強い。【来 歴】秋風楽のg然実生。1964年に佐 藤捻の命名•発表。写•文/佐藤。