Tō-nishiki (Aichi)

Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.383, p.195, descrip­tion, p.203: Leaves broadly oblong-elliptic, base rounded, apex acute, obscurely depressed-cre­nate margins. Flower medium size, irregular peony form, dark rose (Crimson 22/1) broadly bordered white. Flower colour is similar to The Mikado and Hikarugenji. Flowers mid-sea­son. Originated in Sofu’e-machi, Nakagami-gun, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. See: Satō, 1975, Chūbu no Tsubaki, p.87 as ‘Tōnishiki’. A Kantō variety with the same name characters uses the different reading Kara-nishiki, but is a different cultivar.