Salutation

RHS., Award of Merit, 1936, Gardeners’ Chronicle, ser.3, 99, 204. pub. Mar.28: A beautiful variety raised from C.saluenensis x C.reticulata. The large, round flowers have two rows of soft pink petals and a neat cluster of stamens.  Vigorous, open, upright growth, which can be a little lax and so is good for wall-training. Originated by Lt. Col. Stephenson R. Clarke, Borde Hill. Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. See p.43, Sharp, 1948, Camellias Illustration for colour photo. Note: There was considerable early controversy about this cross as the reticulata involved was the infertile Captain Rawes and many early listings gave the com­bination C.saluenensis x C.japonica ‘Donckelaeri’ (Masayoshi). However a chromosome count established that Captain Rawes was one parent.