Shima-musume

Satō, 1975, Chūbu no Tsubaki, p.34; Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.78, colour photo & description: Campanulate single of the faintest blush pink. Cup shape with five broad, irregular, overlapping petals and a central stamen col­umn with small, yellow anthers. Small flower. Leaves mid-green, broad-ovate, apex blunt acute, margins shallowly crennate. Originated in Chūbu area, Japan as a seedling of Chūbu­yobukodori. See: Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1980, Senchinshū, pp.70, 220. Named and released by Minoru Satō in 1972.

  淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.78.    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.70、文/p.220.  誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.124. 【花】鴇色の一重、筒咲き、筒しベ、小輪、 11〜3月。【葉】楕円、中形。【樹】横張 り性、強い。【来歴】中部呼子鳥の自然実 生。1972年に佐藤稔の命名•発表。写/内 藤、文/佐藤。