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Turkish Delight

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Id:ICR-19936

CountryAustralia

Year Published/Registered1968

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia 'Turkish Delight'

Chinese Name:狂欢

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Kuanghuan (Revelry)  Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.82, No.649. Chinese syn­onym for the Australian C.hybrid, Turkish Delight.

Ruantang  Gao, Jiyin, 1998, The World's Best Camellia Cultivars, p.151. Chinese synonym for Turkish Delight.

Description

» English Description

ACRS., 1968, Camellia News, No.32, p.18, Reg. No.101: Originated by F.S. Tuckfield, Berwick, Victoria, Australia. Seed parent Caerhays hybrid Cornish Snow, first bloomed 1968. Growth habit is bushy and foliage is similar to Cornish Snow. The light laven­der pink, semi-double blooms are 8-10 cm across and the petals long, narrow, fluted and reflexed. Chinese synonym: ‘Kuanghuan’.

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