Uchū-no-hikari

Vi Stone, SCCS., 1983, The Camellia Review. vol.45, No.2, p.21: Pink edged white, 11 cm across. Sport of Taikanhō. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.38 with colour photo; English translation p.24. Large, red stripes and white borders on deep pink ground, flat single with apricot form yellow stamens. Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves elliptic, medium size. Spreading growth. Sport of Daikanbō. Recognised as a new Higo variety by the Higo Camellia Society in 1984. Note; The ICS Register entry for Daikanbō records confusion between it and Taikanhō.

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.39. 日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.253. 熊本產. [花]桃色地に広幅の覆輪、一重、平開咲き、深紅の大きな縦筋が入る、大輪、梅芯、3～4月。[葉]楕円、中形。[樹]立性、強い。[来歴]大観峯の枝変り、1983年に肥後つばき協会により認定。写.文/松本