Tōsenkyō

ICS., Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.31: Small size, pink, single with anemone centre to double, fragrant flower. Blooms mid-season. Originated in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Note: ‘Tōsen’ is a game in which the Ōgi fan is thrown at a target and was popular in the Edo era before 1868. A seedling of Dream Girl x Umegaka. Named and released by Kaoru Hagiya in 1980.

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.178.　【花】桃地に花底は紅の八重、椀咲き、梅芯、オレンジ色を 呈する。微香、小輪、1〜2月。【葉】楕円、中形。【樹】立 性、強い。【来歴】ドリーム•ガールと梅ケ香の種間雑種。 1980年に萩屋薰の命名•発表。写•文/萩屋。