Wuye Denghuo

Wuye Denghuo (C. azalea × C. azalea F1 new hybrid 'Hongwu Jixiang'). Liu Xinkai et al. 2023, Illustrations of the New Camellia Hybrids that Bloom Year-round, Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House, p.307. HAR-10-10., a cross seedling (DHW-No.17 + 15 + 16) of C. azalea × C. azalea F1 new hybrid 'Hongwu Jixiang'. Flowers dark red with waxy luster, semi-double form, medium size, 8.5-9.0cm across and 4.7cm deep with 16-18 petals arranged in 3 rows, petals obovate, a few stamens, slightly united at the base, bloom dense. Leaves dark green, back surfaces pale green, leathery, broad elliptic, cuneate at the base, margins shallowly serrate. Plant compact and growth vigorous. Starts to bloom from early-summer, fully blooms from autumn to winter and sporadically in spring. The cultivar name means “Midnight Lights”.

午夜灯火 Camellia ‘Wuye Denghuo’ 。刘信凯、钟乃盛、柯欢、武艳芳主编，2023，《第二部四季茶花杂交新品种彩色图集》，浙江科学技术出版社，第307页。 HAR-10-10.杂交组合：杜鹃红山茶×杜鹃红山茶F1代新品种‘红屋积香’，杂交苗编号：DHW-No.17+ 15 + 16。花朵黑红色，泛蜡光，半重瓣型，中型花，花径8.5-9.0cm，花朵厚4.7cm，花瓣16-18枚，呈3轮排列，倒卵形，雄蕊少量，基部略连生，开花稠密。叶片浓绿色，叶背面灰绿色，革质，阔椭圆形，长7.5-8.0cm，宽4.5-5.0cm,基部楔形，叶缘齿浅。植株紧凑，生长旺盛。夏初始花，秋、冬季盛花，春季零星开花。