Xiangyun (hybrid)

Xiangyun (C. hunanica x C. japonica 'Kramer's Supreme'). China Regn. #2022-349. China Flowers & Horticulture, 2022, No.4, p.47. It was bred and registered by You Mingfei and Shen Jian of Jinhua Moxian Horticultural Engineering Co., Ltd. A hybrid of C. hunanica crossed with C. japonica 'Kramer's Supreme'. It first bloomed in 2015. The flowers are purple-pink, matched by RHS CC Red-purple 73A, slightly aromatic, semi-double petal type to rose double petal type, large to giant flower, flower diameter 11.5~13.0 cm, large petals 28~32, arranged in 5~6 rounds, petals wide inverted ovate, slightly wavy edges, stamens clustered, filigree and anthers yellow. The leaves are medium green, hard leathery, broadly elliptic, 8.0~9.5 cm long, 4.5~5.0 cm wide, the midrib and lateral veins are obvious, the marginal leaf teeth are thin and pointed, and the base is wedge-shaped. The plant is compact, densely foliage, and vigorously grows. The flowering period is 1~3 months. As there were a cultivar called Xiangyun before, so this one was renamed as Xiangyun (hybrid) to tell the difference.

香云（Camellia ‘Xiangyun’） 中国茶花注册号：2022-349.《中国花卉园艺》2022年第4期第47页。本品种系金华市莫闲园艺工程有限公司游鸣飞、沈剑培育并登录。由湖南山茶（C. hunanica）与克瑞墨大牡丹（C. japonica 'Kramer's Supreme'）杂交获得的。2015年首次开花。花朵紫粉红色，经RHS比色卡比对，其花色为Red-purple 73A，略具芳香，半重瓣型至玫瑰重瓣型，大到巨型花，花径11.5～13.0 cm, 大花瓣28～32枚，呈5～6轮排列，花瓣阔倒卵形，边缘略波浪状，雄蕊簇生，花丝和花药黄色。叶片中等绿色，硬革质，阔椭圆形，长8.0～9.5 cm，宽4.5～5.0 cm，中脉和侧脉明显，边缘叶齿细而尖，基部楔形。植株紧凑，枝叶稠密，生长旺盛。花期1～3月份。