Yanghong Cha

Chen, Shao Yun, 1985, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.91: Rose form double. Plant habit spreading, young branches green. Leaves elliptic, yellow­ish green, maculate, young leaves purplish green, large, thin, finely textured, curved, cuneate at base, apex short caudate, venation indistinct. Flowers rosy, 7 cm across, petals 60-70 in 8 rows, nearly round. slightly concave at tip, separate or barely connate at base. Buds short heart­shaped, greenish-yellow. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated in Hangzhou, China.

陈绍云等,1985《浙江山茶花》91页。小乔木，树冠紧凑，枝条开张，幼枝绿色。叶片椭圆形，有黄绿色隐斑，幼叶紫绿色，形大而质较薄，叶面细腻略拱起而卷曲，叶基部楔形，先端有短叶尾，细脉不明显。花重瓣蔷薇型。花洋红色，花径7cm左右，花瓣排列8轮，共60~70枚，近圆形，先端略微凹，瓣基离生至微连生。花蕾短心脏形或近似圆形，绿黄色，数枚萼片边缘带锈色。花期2月中旬-3月中旬。