Spring Ruby

Spring Ruby (C.japonica) European Reg. No. 165. International Camellia Journal 2021, No.53, p.29. Open pollinated C.japonica ‘Bob Hope’, seedling appeared in 2010, first bloomed in 2015.  Originated by Hélène Béréhouc, of Quimper, Brittany, France.   Introduced by Pépinières de Kervilou (Béréhouc), of Quimper. Plant growth is at an average rate; upright and bushy.  Oval flower buds.  The cultivar has a late blooming season, with a moderate floral display.  The formal double blooms are medium-size (9 cm width), and deep purple-red.  Outer petals are round, and inner petals narrow and elliptical.  The spent blooms shatter.  Leaves are medium size (length 8 cm, width 4 cm), dark green, oval, thick, with visible venations.

春季红宝石（C. japonica ‘Spring Ruby’），欧洲茶花登录号：165号。《国际山茶花杂志》 2021年第53期第29页。 品种‘Bob Hope’的杂交后代，2010年获得实生苗，2015年首次开花。由法国布列塔尼坎佩尔的Joséphine Béréhouc培育。由坎佩尔的Pépinières de Kervilou (Béréhouc)引种繁殖。植株生长速度中等；直立而稠密。花蕾卵圆形。花期较晚。花完全重瓣型，中等大小，直径9厘米，深紫红色。外花瓣呈圆形，内花瓣窄的椭圆形。枯萎的花朵花瓣散落。叶中等大小，长8厘米，宽4厘米，深绿色，椭圆形，叶厚，脉纹清晰。