Sayokyoku

Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1980, Senchinshū, p.64, colour photo, p.218, description: Small size, single, soft pink, fading almost to white at petal base. Six overlapping petals, opening cup-shaped, Thick, central stamen column, pale cream filaments, light yellow anthers. Leaves dark green, oval-elliptic, apices acute, undulate, margins finely shallowly serrate. Originated in Kantō area, Japan. Resembles Tsumagome and Hatsugeshō.

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.64、文/p.218.  誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.115. 【花】淡桃地の底白気味、弁端はわ ずかに濃い、一重のラッパ〜平開咲 き、，】ヽ輪、3〜4月。【葉】楕円、小 形。【樹】立性、強い。【来歴】不詳。 写/桐野、文/編集委員会