Wirlinga Plum Blossom

ACRS, Camellia News, 2000, No.154, p.18, colour photo front cover, Reg. No.530. Originated by Thomas J. Savige, Wirlinga, NSW, Australia. Seed parent C.rosiflora; pollen parent C.fraterna. First flowered 1992. A small, single, soft pink (RHS.CC.55C) flower, 6-8 petals, 6 cm across x 2.5 cm deep. The miniature, cluster-type hybrid flowers floriferously early to mid-season on a fast growing, tall, open plant. Leaves mid-green, matt, ovate, long acuminate apex, serrulate margins, slightly channelled, 7 cm long x 3.5 cm wide. Petals round, slightly crinkled. Filaments in a central burst.