Id:ICR-17946
Country:China
Year Published/Registered:1987
Cultivar Type:For Ornamental
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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Shouji'
Species/Combination:C. japonica
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» English Description
Chang, Shao Yun, 1987, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.94, colour photo, [p. 146]: Medium size, formal double or rose type double. Plant habit, spreading, dense with leaves similar to Hongchang’e Cai, obovate, flat, narrower with tips sharper. Flowers singly or in pairs, abundant, white, tinted flesh colour, variegated with broad pink lines and a few scarlet splashes, 80-85 petals in 8-9 rows. Flower cup-shaped, petals arranged regularly. Flower buds heart-shaped, green. Late flowering. Originated in Hangzhou, China. Synonym: ‘Shijing Mudan’. See colour photo, No.155, Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China. Different reading; ‘Shouyi’.