Yanhong

Yanhong (C. japonica). Zhang Yonghe et al., 1985, Yongfu Camellia, p. 12. Small tree with lush branches, many flowers, thick branches. The leaves are 6–8 cm long, 3–4 cm wide and oval in shape. apex blunt, slightly recurved; The leaves are dark green, slightly straight, dull; The main vein color is the same as that of the leaf, and the lateral vein is hidden; The leaves at the top of the crown are rounded and smaller, and have wavy curls; leaf margins bluntly serrate; Petiole 0.8-1 cm. The flowers are 11 cm in diameter, pink, with concave petals, 26–30 , and the middle is composed of petals and yellow stamens in a three-to-western center. Flowering period: January to March.

嫣红 Camellia japonica ‘Yanhong’。张永和等1985《永福茶花》第12页。小乔木，枝条茂盛，花多，分枝粗硬。叶长6-8厘米，宽3-4厘米，椭圆形。先端钝尖、略反曲；叶面深绿，微挺，无光泽；主脉色与叶相同，侧脉隐；树冠顶部叶片较圆较小，且有波状卷曲；叶缘锯齿钝;叶柄0.8-1厘米。花径11厘米，粉红色，花瓣长凹，26-30片，中部由花瓣与黄雄蕊组成三至西个圆心状。花期：一月至三月。