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Sumitomo

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Id:ICR-18689

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1984

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Sumitomo'

Chinese Name

Japanese Name:純友 すみとも

Meaning:True friend

Description

» English Description

JCS., 1984, Tsubaki, No.23, p.36: Flower very large, up to 18 cm across. A pure white, double. Mid-season flowering with thick petals. Originated in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Named and released by Akinori Tajima in 1981. Note: Fujuwara-no-sumitomo rose in rebellion against the Emperor in the middle of the Heian era.

» Japanese Description

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.p.143. 日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.38. 愛媛產. [花]白、外弁は極淡桃色になることもある、八重、蓮華咲き、割りしベ、大輪、3~4月。[葉]長楕円、中~大形。[樹]立~横張り性、強い。[来歴]今治市郊外の民家の栽培種、1981年に田島明典の命名.発表。写.文/田島

Flower

Flower Size10-13 cm

Blooming Season Japan

NO

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