Yingzhi Huafurong

Chang, Shao Yun, 1987, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.66: Branches sturdy. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, venation prominent, margins serrulate, apex caudate, base cuneate, 7.5-8 cm long x 3.2-3.6 cm wide, thin, fine texture. Flowers bright scarlet, velvety, white blotched. Petals 24-26 in 2-3 whorls, in various shapes, basally connate. Stamens normal, 157-166 in 6-7 fascicles, partly clustered in the centre, partly mixed with inner petals. Buds yellowish green, heart-shaped. Blooms mid-season. Originated in Hanzhou, China.