Yomegashima

Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1980, Senchinshū, p.161, colour photo, p.256, description as ‘Yome-ga-shima’: Soft pink with fine veining of deeper pink and rare red streaks. Medium size, single of 5-6 petals, opening wide cup-shaped, petals emarginate with some marginal crinkling. Compact, central stamen column. Leaves dark green, long-elliptic, apex acute, strongly recurved. Originated in Shimane Prefecture, Japan from a private family in Kamo Town. Named and released by Tomohisa Arikawa in 1973. Colour photo p.278, Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka.

淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.278.   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.161、文/p.256.    誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.282.  日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》.  p.193. 島根產. [花]淡桃色地に濃紅色の縦～小絞り、一重、筒～椀咲き、筒中輪、12～3月。[葉]長楕円、中形、外曲、やや中折れ。[樹]立性。[来歴]雲南市加茂町の民家の栽培種から選抜、1973年に有川智久の命名.発表。写.文/井原