Wheeler's Fragrant

ACS., Newsletter, Oct.1949, vol.4, No.4: Thought to be a seedling of James Hyde Porter x Hikarugenji; originated by Wheeler’s Nurseries, Macon, Georgia, USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.336, reg. No.18: Large, white to faint pink with rose stripes, semi-double to incomplete double, 10-15 cm across. Fragrant. Flowers sometimes semi-double with a circular mass of stamens, sometimes an incomplete double with yellow anthers and fila­ments. Leaves dark green, oval, stiff, recurved, 10.5 cm long x 5 cm wide, apex acuminate, venation prominent, serrations obscure. Habit upright, compact and vigorous, blooms early. Sports rose pink, light pink and rose pink and white. See colour pl. Fendig, 1950, American Camellia Catalogue.