White Empress

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Id：ICR-20679

Country：Japan

Year Published/Registered：1943

Cultivar Type：For Ornamental

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Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'White Empress'

Species/Combination：C. japonica

Chinese Name：白俄女皇

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Empress White Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic variant for White Empress.

白俄女皇茶花林目录，2006, p.27/28, No.964.

Description

» English Description

Vanderbilt, 1943, Camellia Digest, 1(3), No description. Fendig, 1949, American Camellia Catalogue: Large semi-double, 12.5-15 cm across. Mass of yellow stamens gives this pure white a yellow glow. Leaves large, dark green, tapered ends, shallow serrations, 10 cm x 5 cm. Habit vigorous, compact, upright. Free flowering, spreading branches. Originated from seed imported from Japan by K. Sawada, Mobile, Alabama. First bloomed 1939. For colour photo see, p.125, Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias. Chinese synonym ‘Baihuanghou’.

» Chinese Description

朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》，p.278.

White Empress 白俄女皇(C. japonica)红山茶。1943，美国亚拉巴马州Mobile，K. Sawada培育作出。日本引入种子实生，初花1939年。半重瓣、纯白色、大〜巨大(12.5〜15cm)、树性强、垂枝性。

White Empress (白俄女皇)_茶花林目录，2006, p.27/28, No.964.

Flower

Flower Form：Semi-double / Standard

Flower Colour：Single color Flower / White

Flower Size： 12.5-15 cm

Blooming Season： Japan

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