Sesshū

Funaki-en Catalogue, 1986-1987, No.126, p.7; Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.28, colour photo & description: Small to medium size, white, wide campanulate single with 5 broad, emarginate, reflexed petals and a tall stamen column with white filaments, joined for their lower third and yellow anthers. Blooms early to mid-season. Leaves dark green, elliptic, apices tapering acuminate, margins serrate. Originated in Matsu’e, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Selected from the wild camellias near the northern side of Lake Shinji, Matsu’e City. Named and released by Yasushi Ihara around 1981.

淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.28.   誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.146.     日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.21. 島根產. [花]白、一重、筒咲き、筒しベ、小～中輪、12～3月。[葉]長楕円、中形。[樹]立性、強い。[来歴]松江市内の野生ヤブツバキより採取、1981年後頃に井原泰の命名.発表。写/水田、文/井原