Id:ICR-19396
Country:Italy
Year Published/Registered:1838
Cultivar Type:For Ornamental
AGM Type:
Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Thompsonii'
Species/Combination:C. japonica
Chinese Name:
Japanese Name:
Meaning:
Synonym:
Thompsoniana Berlèse, 1840, Monongraphie, ed.2, p.197. Orthographic variant for Thompsonii.
Thomsoniana Cels, Paris Nursery Catalogue, 1839, p.30. Orthographic error for Thompsonii.
Thomsonii Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.15. Orthographic error for Thompsonii.
Tompsoniana Berlèse, 1845, Monographie, ed.3, p.337 index. Orthographic variant for Thompsonii.
» English Description
Makoy Nursery Catalogue, 1838 as ‘Thomsonii’; Harrison ed., 1838, The Floricultural Cabinet, p.149: Double, dark red. Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, p.197 as ‘Thomp-soniana’: Leaves long-oval, apex acuminate recurved, margins shallowly serrate, clear vena-tion, dark green; buds obtuse, scales yellowish: Flower 10.8 cm across, full, cinnabar red to deep salmon red; petals on the circumference in 3-4 rows, are large, rounded and veined; those of the centre, short, narrow, gathered in a cluster and imbricated. Originated in England by Thompson. Orthographic errors: ‘Thomsonii’, ‘Tompsoniana’, ‘Thompsonianum’. Colour photo; Hillebrand & Bertolazzi, Antiche Camelie del Lago Maggiore, 2003, p.354, as ‘Thompsoniana’. Photo is of a plant growing at the Villa Taranto, Pallanza, Italy. Note: An Australian cultivar, white flecked pink, of the same name, has been widely distributed since about 1945. In line with ICS policy from 2019 to remove duplicate cultivar names, the name of the Australian cultivar has been changed to ‘Thompsonii (white)’.
Flower Form:
Flower Colour:
Flower Size:
Blooming Season: Australia
Flower Fragrance:
Recommend Links: Amelia Thompson、Barbara Thompson、Benjamin Thompson IV、Claire Thompson、Delores Thompson、Dessa Thompson、Dolores Thompson、Dr. Charles Thompson、Mrs Julia Thompson、Mrs William Thompson