Shoutao

Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.44 with colour photo; Grown in the Chengdu area, Sichuan, China. Flowers soft pink, graduating to deep pink at the petal edges, formal double, petals nearly round, outer petals flat, centre petals usually remain closed in a raised ball. Light green leaves, broad-ovate, shiny. Compact, vigorous plant. Flowers mid-season. Synonym ‘Magu Shoutao’.

高继银、苏玉华、胡羡聪，2007. 《国内外茶花名种识别与欣赏》，第44页。我国四川省成都地区的特有品种之一，也称‘麻姑寿桃’。花鲜嫩的粉红色，花瓣先端深粉红色，完全重瓣型，中型花，花瓣近圆形，外部花瓣平铺，中部花瓣合抱呈桃形的球状，花朵稠密。叶片淡绿色，阔卵圆形，光亮，植株紧凑，生长旺盛。花期中。