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Shokkō (Higo)

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Id:ICR-17926

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1912

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia 'Shokkō (Higo)'

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Shokkô (Higo)  The International Camellia Register, 1993, Thomas Savige.

Description

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Taniguchi, 1912, Chinka Kyōkan lists ‘One is a large size, single, white with red stripes, spreading stamens; another is a large, red, semi-double’. Satomi, 1956, Camellias of Japan: Medium size, pink with some marbling of white. A sport of the Higo Shokkō­-nishiki. Originated in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Different reading: ‘Syokkō’. Note: The identification of Taniguchi’s two cultivars is difficult at the present time.

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