Sweet Gem

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Id：ICR-18846

Country：China

Year Published/Registered：2009

Cultivar Type：For Ornamental

AGM Type：

Scientific Name：Camellia 'Sweet Gem'

Species/Combination：C. hybrid

Chinese Name：玫玉

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Synonym：

Meiyu Translation of Swet Gem, used in China for plant protection.

Meiyu Plant protected in China under the translated name ‘Meiyu’

小跟班未发表前曾用名：‘小跟班’

Xiaogenban It was tentative designation for 'Sweet Gem' as 'Xiaogenban' by the breeders before officially published.

Description

» English Description

ACS, The Camellia Journal, Dec. 2009, p.29, Regn No. 2769; Originated by Yong-hong Hu, Jian-Guo Fei and Ya-li Zhang, Shanghai Botanical Garden, China. American Camellia Yearbook, 2009, p.117 with colour photo; A cross of Kuro-tsubaki x a species from the Section theopsis, first flowered in 1992. The tiny sized 5 petal single flower is 3.2 cm diameter x 2.5 cm deep. Lavender pink with yellow anthers and light yellow filaments. Cluster flowering. Vigorous upright growth. Dark green leaves average 7 cm x 3.2 cm. New growth is shiny red for the first month. Flowers early to mid-season. Plant is sterile. Plant protected in China under the translated name ‘Meiyu’.

» Chinese Description

张亚利等，2018. 《微观茶花--束花茶花发展简纪》，124页。玫玉（国家林业和草原局品种权号20110036） 亲��：C.japonica ‘kuro-tsubaki’ x C.parviovata, 曾用‘Sweet Gem’在美国国际山茶协会注册，登录号：#2769。起源：由中国的费建国先生在20世纪90年代杂交培育，2007年后由费建国、胡永红、张亚利、刘炤、李健筛选而得。观赏特性：植株立性，紧凑。成熟叶片浓绿色，嫩叶红褐色。花单瓣，花径2.5-3.5 cm，花玫瑰红色，上海地区2月上旬-3月下旬。未发表前曾用名：‘小跟班’

Flower

Flower Form：Single / Standard

Flower Colour：Single color Flower / Pink

Flower Size： 8-10 cm

Blooming Season： 10-3 Month China

Flower Fragrance：

Photos

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