Snow Bell

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang

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Id：ICR-18194

Country：Japan

Year Published/Registered：1959

Cultivar Type：For Ornamental

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Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'Snow Bell'

Species/Combination：C. japonica

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Xuezhong Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.425; Chinese synonym for the Japan to USA C.japonica Snow Bell.

Description

» English Description

Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.III, p.232, black & white photo, description, p.230: Flowers semi-double, white, to 11 cm across x 5 cm deep; petals about 15, firm, broad-ovate, inner crêped, apices notched, sometimes fluted. Centre of flower a loose arrangement of a few petaloids and stamens, filaments creamy, fused one third their length, anthers small, dark yellow. Leaves oblong-elliptic, semi-glossy, dark green, 10 cm x 5 cm, margins shallowly crenate; apices short to long pointed, venation obscure upper surface. Plant habit spreading, dense and medium. Blooms mid-season. Imported unnamed from Japan by the Huntington Botanic Garden. Chinese synonym ‘Xuezhong’.

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