Sessan (Minagawa)

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Id：ICR-17353

Country：Japan

Year Published/Registered：1885

Cultivar Type：For Ornamental

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Scientific Name：Camellia sasanqua 'Sessan (Minagawa)'

Species/Combination：C. sasanqua

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Japanese Name：雪山せつざん

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Description

» English Description

Minagawa, Iza’emon, 1885, Nisshō’en Chabaifu: Snow white, large. Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.517, p.210, description, p.383: White, single of 7-8 petals opening flat; 7-10 cm across; petals broad, overlapping, crêped, emarginate. Stamens pale yellow in a spreading cluster. Leaves small, dark green, ovate, apex acute, margins crenate. Originated in Japan. Synonym: ‘Setsuzan’(Edo). Different readings: ‘Setsuzan’, ‘Setsusan’, ‘Yukiyama’.

» Japanese Description

国立歴史民俗博物館..2009.　「冬の華・サザンカ」. P.12.　　日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.296. 　江戸產. [花]白、一重、平開咲き、大輪、11～12月。[葉]長楕円、やや大形、黄緑色。[樹]立性、強い。[来歴]江戸中期の園芸書に載る雪山は重ねの多く別品種、1885年の「日渉園茶梅譜」に記術は現在に繋がる。　写文/箱田.