Xingyuan Zhichun

Xingyuan Zhichun (C. japonica hybrid). China Regn. #2013-134. China Flowers & Horticulture, 2013, No.16, p.58. Flowers double form when opening, becoming peony form when full open, large size to very large size, over 12- 13 cm diameter, petals 40-50, bases irregular, obovate, wavy and undulating, emarginate, stamens dispersed in bundles among the petals. Leaves long elliptic, deep green, apices bent downwards, 13.8 cm long, 4.5 cm wide, margins dentate, with prominent veining. Plant upright, growth fast. Flowers mid-season.

星源之春 Camellia japonica hybrid‘Xingyuan Zhichun’ 中国登录号：2013-134，《中国花卉园艺》2013年第16期58页。由瞿宏伟命名，上海星源农业实验场上海茶花园的姚惠明、张斌、周和达、蔡军林、曾佳和培育并登录。本品种系滑稽（C. japonica ‘Glown’）与毛缘大黑红‘Clark Hubbs’之间的杂交种，2007 年播种，2011 年开花。花淡红色，花瓣上有许多宽窄不一的深红色条纹，初开似重瓣，全开放后呈牡丹型，大到巨型花，花径 12 ～ 13c m 以上，花瓣 40～ 50 枚，基部排列大体整齐，倒卵圆形，波浪状，先端圆或略凹。雄蕊多数，间生于花瓣之间，花药金黄色。叶片浓绿色，长椭圆形，先端下弯，长 13.8c m，宽 4.5c m，叶齿尖，叶脉明显。植株直立，枝条粗壮，生长旺盛。开花期为 2 月中旬至 5 月中旬。