Id：ICR-21199
Country：Japan
Year Published/Registered：1789
Cultivar Type：For Ornamental
AGM Type：
Scientific Name：Camellia sasanqua 'Yamato-nishiki'
Species/Combination：C. sasanqua
Chinese Name：大和锦
Japanese Name：大和錦 やまとにしき
Meaning：Brocade of old Japan
Synonym：
Brocade of old Japan Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.141. Synonym for Yamato-nishiki.
Dahejin (Dahe Brocade).Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.34, No.341, colour photo, No.199. Synonym for the Japanese cultivar, ‘Yamato-nishiki’. Chinese names of sports: ‘Baidahejin’ & ‘Fendahejin’.
Higo-yamato-nishiki Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.138, p.81. There are three camellias bearing the name Yamato-nishiki, but the Higo form has the priority of first listing. Therefore ‘Higo-yamato-nishiki’ becomes a synonym.
Nihon-nishiki Different reading for Yamato-nishiki.
Nippon-nishiki Different reading for Yamato-nishiki.
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» English Description
Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachō: Large single, red streaks on a pink ground. Nihon Shubyō Co. Catalogue, 1910: Pink with deep red veining; single. Blooms mid-season. Originated in Japan. See: Kyōto Engei Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki Tokushū, No.5, p.82. Some old trees survive in the Kantō and Chūbu areas. International Camellia Society, 2023. Splendid Sasanquas, an International Ornament, p.75.
» Chinese Description
» Japanese Description
講談社 1975年 《現代椿集》 P.392 国立歴史民俗博物館. 2009. 《冬の華・サザンカ》. P.27. 日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.323. 江戸產. [花]桃色地に紅色縱絞りや小絞り、または白斑、紅花が咲くこともある、一重、小輪、12～3月。[葉]狭長楕円、中形。 [樹]立性、弱い。[来歴]1ハルサザンカ 。江戸時代からの品種で、関東他中部に古木がある。 写/高野、文/箱田
Flower Form：Single / Standard
Flower Colour：Single color Flower / Pink
Flower Size： 6-8 cm
Blooming Season： 12-3 Month Japan
Flower Fragrance：
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