Yoru-no-chō

Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.256: Dusky red, peony form, 10 outside petals, inner petals are waved and intermixed with sta­mens; filaments red. Medium to large size. Late blooming. Leaves medium large, ovate, apex acuminate, margins prominently serrated. Petioles hirsute. Of Yuki tsubaki lineage, originat­ing in Arai City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Collected by Susumu Ishizawa, named and released by Kaoru Hagiya in 1969.

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.283. 【花】暗紅色の牡丹咲き、割りしベ、 内弁と混在、中〜大輪、4〜5月。 【葉】楕円、中〜大形。【樹】やや立 性、強い、ユキ系。【来歴】新井市の 民家の栽培種。石沢進の採集、1969 年に萩屋薫の命名•発表。写/桐野、 文/萩屋。