Saho-no-kōmyō

Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.114 with colour photo; English translation p.78. Medium size, with multi-colour patterns such as all white, all pink, all red, bordered, striped etc. Tubular stamen cluster. Flowers early to late. Leaves elliptic, medium size, recurved. Upright growth. A chance seedling of Shiratama. Named by Yoshishige Awara, released by Taneo Okado in 1993. From Osaka.

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.114. 【花】白、桃、紅色のほか、白覆輪や 紅縦絞りなどに咲き分ける。筒し ベ、中輪、10〜4月。【葉】楕円、中 形、外曲。【樹】立性。【来歴】白玉の自 然実生。芦原義重の命名、1993年に 岡田種雄の発表。写/菜畑、文/岡田。