Shixiang

Shixiang (C. reticulata). China Regn. #2015-165. China Flowers & Horticulture, 2015, No.12, p.58. Flowers rose double form, deep peach red, 7.5-8.5 cm diameter, petals 22-28 in 4-5 whorls, thick, stamens partlypetaloid, some stamens cluster in the center. Leaves elliptic, 7.6-11.2 cm long, 4-5.8 cm wide, apices acuminate, bases cuneate to broad cuneate, bent downwards form a V shape. Flowers mid-season.

仕香 Camellia reticulata‘Shixiang’ 中国登录号：2015-165，《中国花卉园艺》2015年第12期58页。由肖永先命名，云南省腾冲县腾越镇侍郎坝肖家寨的肖永先培育并登录。本品种从野生红花油茶林中选育，花玫瑰型，花瓣瓣片厚实，花型小，为云南山茶花中较小者。花深桃红色，玫瑰重瓣型花径7.5～8.5cm，花瓣22～28枚，4～5轮着生，瓣片厚实，雄蕊大部分瓣化为花瓣，少数留于花心，雌蕊退化，柱头扁平状，不规则分裂基部，不结实。叶椭圆形，长7.6～11.2cm，宽4～5.8cm，先端渐尖至尾尖，基部楔形至宽楔形，下钩，叶面“V” 型内曲。花期2～3月。