Yukimi-no-sakazuki

Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.2, p.1, description, p.84 as ‘Yuki-mi-no-sakazuki’; Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1980, Senchinshū, pp.158, 255: Leaves dark green, oblong, slightly shiny, margins crenate and twisted, venation impressed, 7.2-10.1 cm long x 3.4-5.3 cm wide; petiole hairy. Flower white, single, opening wide cup-shaped, petal 5-7, broadly orbicular, apex slightly bilobate or irregularly undulate. Stamen cylinder, 2.3 cm long x 2.3 cm diameter at the apex, filaments creamy yellow. Blooms mid-season. Originated in the temple garden of Jōryū-ji, Yatsuo-machi, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. Named and released by Takeda Pharmaceutical Research Institute in 1968.

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.158、文/p.255.  誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.321. 【花】白色の一重、盃状咲き、先太りの筒しベ、小輪、3 ~ 4 月。【葉】楕円、中形。【樹】立性、強い。【来歴】婦負郡八 尾町黒田の浄立寺の栽培種。1968年に武田薬品研究所の命名•発表。文/竹内。