Satsuma-akebono

Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1980, Senchinshū, p.63, colour photo, p.217, description: A large, somewhat irregular, semi-double with 3 rows of petals of the palest blush pink, profusely peppered and dashed with pink. The central stamen cluster can be broken into fascicles by the occasional small, erect petal segment in the centre. Leaves medium dark green, elliptic, margins shallowly serrate. The original tree is growing with a private family in Kagoshima City, Japan. Sport: Satsuma-shirotae. Named and released by Biological Hobbyists’ Club of Kagoshima in 1973.

ガーデンラィフ編集部. 1980. 《原色日本の椿写真集千椿集》. 誠文堂新光社. 写/p.63、文/p.217.  誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.112. 日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.202. 鹿児島產. [花]極淡桃色地に桃色の小～縦絞りが多く入る、牡丹咲き、大輪、3～4月。[葉]長楕円、中形。[樹]立性、強い。[来歴]鹿児島市内の民家に原木がある、1973年に生物趣味の会(鹿児島)の命名.発表。写/田辺、文/近藤