Shijing Mudan

Wang & Yü, 1981, Shancha Hua: Red, formal dou­ble with white splashes and a bud centre. Flowers more than 90 petals, 15 different colour patterns on one plant from milk white with dark red strips, to half white, half red or red or pink or white. See colour photo, Chen, 1987, Camellias from Zhejiang, [p.130] as ‘Huachang-e Cai’. Originated in China.

十景牡丹 Camellia japonica ‘Shijing Mudan’。汪亦萍、俞仲辂，中国建筑工业出版社，1989《山茶花》第52页。全文瓣型，又名狩衣。矮 小灌木，枝条开张，树势强健。叶宽椭圆形，长6-7厘米，宽约3.9厘米，先端短尖或渐尖，基部钝圆或阔楔形。上半部锯齿锐尖。表面亮绿色，侧脉细，5-6对，几与叶面平或微凹，网脉不明显，背面淡绿色。花蕾卵形，苞萼片青黄色。花瓣80余片，形如勺，白色透红，洒淡红或红色条斑，也有半朵红半朵白的，极鲜艳，全放时杯状。早年自日本引进。花期:3-4月。本种花蕾紧实，全花开放困难，有时半开即谢。