Saho-no-shō

Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.114 with colour photo; English translation p.78. Medium size, large and small stripes of red on white ground, peony form. Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves elliptic, medium size, flat. Upright, vigorous growth. An old tree being grown by a private family in Tenri City, details obscure. Named and released by Ikuo Nishihata in 1960. From Nara Prefecture.

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.114. 【花】白地に紅の縦〜小絞り、牡丹咲き、 中輪、3〜4月。【葉】楕円、中形、平坦。 【樹】立性、強い。【来歴】天理市の民家 に古木がある、来歴不明。1960年西畑往男 の命名•発表。写/村内、文/西畑。