Shiyue Hongqi

Gao Jiyin et al. 2016. Illustrations of the New Camellias Hybrids that Bloom Year-round. P.203. [C. azalea×C. japonica ‘Royal Velvet’](Red Flags in October). Flowers thick-red with waxy glossy, occasionally with white patches or stripes, single form, small to medium. Leaves dark-green. Plant compact, upright and growth vigorous. Blooms fully in summer and autumn and sporadically in winter and spring.

高继银、刘信凯、赵强民，2016. 《四季茶花杂交新品种彩色图集》, p.203。“花蕾瘦长，萼片绿色。花朵深红色，泛蜡光，偶有白斑，单瓣型，小到中型花，花径7.5～9.0cm，花瓣5枚，倒卵形，波浪状，瓣面可见深红色脉纹，先端凹，雄蕊50枚左右，长2.0cm，基部连生，花丝粉红色，花药金黄色。叶片浓绿色，长椭圆形，长8.2cm，宽3.1cm，厚革质。植株紧凑，立性，生长旺盛。夏、秋盛花，冬、春零星开花。