Shuxiang Zhijia

Shuxiang Zhijia (C. japonica 'Tama Peacock' × C. azlea F1 new hybeid 'Hongwu Jixiang'). Liu Xinkai et al. 2023, Illustrations of the New Camellia Hybrids that Bloom Year-round, Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House, p.436. HAR-36-1., a cross seedling (NTJX-No.7) of C. japonica 'Tama Peacock' × C. azlea F1 new hybeid 'Hongwu Jixiang'. Flowers red slightly with purple red hue, slightly fragrant, semi-double form, medium size, 8.0-9.5cm across with 10-12 petals arranged in 2 rows, petals obovate, wavy and slightly wrinkled, apices nearly round, stamens radial, filaments pale pink, anthers yellow. Leaves dark green, leathery, elliptic, cuneate at the base. Plant compact and growth vigorous. Starts to bloom from autumn, fully blooms in winter and continuously in spring. The cultivar name means “Literary Family”.

书香之家 Camellia ‘Shuxiang Zhijia’ 。刘信凯、钟乃盛、柯欢、武艳芳主编，2023，《第二部四季茶花杂交新品种彩色图集》，浙江科学技术出版社，第436页。 HAR-36-1.杂交组合：红山茶品种‘白斑康乃馨’ ×杜鹃红山茶F1代新品种‘红屋积香’，杂交苗编号：NTJX-No.7。花朵红色，略泛紫红色调，微香，半重瓣型，中型花，花径8.0-9.5cm，花瓣10-12枚,呈2轮排列，花瓣倒卵形，波浪状，略皱褶，外翻，先端近圆形，雄蕊基部略连生，呈辐射状，花丝淡粉红色，花药黄色。叶片浓绿色，革质，椭圆形，长8.5-9.5cm,宽3.5-4.0cm,基部楔形。植株紧凑，生长旺盛。秋季始花，冬季盛花，春季可持续开花。