Thomas Walter Savige

ACRS, Camellia News, 1995, No.135, p.13, Reg. No.460: Originated by T.J. Savige, Wirlinga, NSW, Australia. A chance C.japonica seedling that first flowered 1972. A red (RHS.CC.52C), informal double to anemone form of 25-30 petals and 35-45 petaloids; 12 cm across x 4 cm deep. Flowers mid-season to late on a vigorous growing, spreading plant. Leaves deep green, semi-matt, round to wide elliptic, shallowly serrate, apices acute, 7 cm long x 5 cm wide. Petals large, round and veined. Filaments scattered amongst central petaloids which have white streaking. Some small twisted petals amongst petaloids. Chinese synonym ‘Woerte’.

高继银、苏玉华、胡羡聪，2007. 《国内外茶花名种识别与欣赏》，第216页。澳大利亚Thomas J.Savige先生培育，系由红山茶品种的实生苗所得。花红色，花心部分的小花瓣先端偶有白色，托桂型至完全重瓣型，中型花，大花瓣25〜30枚，宽圆形，边缘小波浪形，中部小花瓣40多枚，扭曲簇拥，偶有少量黄色雄蕊外露，花量稠密。叶片浓绿色，椭圆形，叶齿浅，植株开张，生长旺盛。花期中至晚。