Sarah R

Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.10. No description. SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.93: Light pink sport of Big Beauty. American Camellia Yearbook, 1965, p.246, Reg. No.808: A sport of Big Beauty first observed 1956. Plant growth is the same as par­ent. The semi-double to peony form flower is 13-16 cm across x 6-8 cm. deep. Colour is light pink to blush with a white border. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated by L.W Ruffin, Ellisville, Mississippi, USA. Very similar to, if not the same as Tillie Wirth. SCCS., Camellia Nomenclature, 1968, p.123, lists Dr George Bunch as a synonym for Sarah R. Sport: Sarah R Variegated.