Sweet Olive

ACRS., Dec. 1990, Camellia News, No.115, p.11, Reg. No.392: Originated by T.J. Savige, Wirlinga, NSW., Australia. A chance seedling that first flowered 1985. Formal double, pink flowers of 70-90 petals, RHS.CC.62A, 6.5 cm across x 3.5 cm deep. Blooms mid-season to late on a medium growing, erect, open plant. Flower has 8-10 rows of petals, outer 4 rows, pink, inner rows becoming blush to white as flower ages. Outer petals cupped, rounded, con­cave with deeper veining. Leaves glossy mid-green, elliptic, apices acute, base cuneate, serra­tions vary from sharply serrate at apex to obscure at base. Flower opens as a cupped or incurved, formal double.

朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》，p.258. Sweet Olive 甜橄榄(C.japonica)红山茶。1990，澳大利亚NSW,Wirlinga，T.J. Savige。自然实生苗，初花1985年。完全形、外围4重花瓣圆杯状、粉红、深色脉纹、内轮花瓣淡红、花心近白、小轮(6~6.5 x 2~3.5cm)、花瓣约70~90枚、花期1~3月、树性直立~横张。Sweet Olive (甜橄榄)_新竹市茶花产销班目录，2002-2006, p.37, S27. Sweet Olive (香甜姐儿)_茶花林目录，1992-2006, p25/28, No.438.

甜橄榄，Sweet Olive（C. japonica），陈丽惠2013年《山茶花谱台湾情》第239页，粉白、完全重瓣、小轮、中~晚花，1990年澳洲發表。