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CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1912

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia 'Shiranui'

Chinese Name:不知火

Japanese Name:不知火 しらぬい

Meaning:Fishing light on the sea

Synonym

Crimson Cup  Camellia Grove Nursery Catalogue, 1946, p.6. A synonym for the Japanese Higo, Shiranui, originally imported from Japan to Australia by David Chandler about 1936. The name has also been used as a synonym for Kimberley in England. See p.152, RHS, The Rhodo­drendron and Camellia Yearbook, 1960.

Phosporescent Fire  Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.140. Synonym for Shiranui.

Shiranubi  Watanabe, 1960, Kyōto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushū, No.1, p.63.Different reading for Shiranui.

Shiranuhi  Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1974-1975.Different reading for Shiranui.

Shira-nuhu  Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Corruption of Japanese name Shiranui.

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Description

» English Description

Taniguchi, 1912, Chinka Kyōkan; Hiratsuka, 1964, Higo Camellia, p.41 and back p.14: Deep bright pink. Very Large. See colour pls: Satō, 1975, Chūbu no Tsubaki, p.108; Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.140. Scarlet with rare white marks, single, 6-7 petals, 9-10 cm across with 130 light pink filaments in a ring and small leaves. Different reading: ‘Shiranuhi’, ‘Shiranubi’. Synonym: ‘Crimson Cup’. Corruption of Japanese name: ‘Shiranuhu’. Originated in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan by Tamehachi Yoshimura. See: Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, pp.222, 265 as ‘Shiranui’ (Higo) Chinese synonym ‘Buzhihuo’.

» Chinese Description

高继银、苏玉华、胡羡聪,2007. 《国内外茶花名种识别与欣赏》,第202页。日本兵库一带,引入西方国家后被命名为‘绯红杯’(Crimson Cup),属肥后茶(Higo)类。花鲜艳的红色,花心有散射状雄蕊,雄蕊顶部有许多带白色条纹的小花瓣,半重瓣型至托桂型,大到巨型花,外轮花瓣宽大,半圆形,边缘略外卷,花瓣表面可隐约看到深红的脉纹,花朵稠密。叶片浓绿色,肥厚,植株开张,生长旺盛。花期中。

» Japanese Description

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.p.209.. 日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.242. 熊本. []鮮紅色、一重、平開咲き、花糸淡桃色、梅芯、中輪、34月。[]長楕円、光沢のある暗緑色、小形。[]横張り性 [来歴]1912年の「椿花競鑑」に記載のある古い品種。写/桐野、文/大藪


Flower

Flower Size8-10 cm

Blooming Season3-4 Month Japan

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