Yūkō-no-hikari

Satō, 1975, Chūbu no Tsubaki, p.35 as ‘Yūkōno­hikari’: Vermilion red. Medium size. cup-shaped single with 5-6 large, round overlapping petals with some fluting and notching. Stamens in a central cylindrical group with red fila­ments and yellow anthers. Leaves medium to dark green. ovate-lanceolate. lustrous, long acuminate apex, strongly and sharply serrate. impressed venation. Plant habit errect and well furnished. Originated in South Korea by Boku Shunkin, named and propagated in the Chūbu area, Japan by Minoru Satō. for further colour photos see: Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1980. Senchinshū, pp.154, 253; Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989. Nihon no Chinka, p.222. Sport: Yūkō-no-hoshi.

淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.222.    ガーデンラィフ編集部. 1980. 《原色日本の椿写真集千椿集》. 誠文堂新光社. 写/p.154、文/p.253.  誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.270. 【花】朱紅色の一重、筒咲き、筒しベ、中輪、2〜4月。【葉】 楕円、中形。【樹】立性、強い。【来歴】戦前、韓国へ持ちこ まれた日本産のャブツバキと園芸種との交配種。韓国の朴 春全の作出。1975年に佐藤稔の命名•発表。写•文/佐藤。