Yunduopiao

Yunduopiao (C. japonica) Liu Xinkai et al. 2023, Illustrations of the New Camellia Hybrids that Bloom Year-round, Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House, p.552. HD-31-1.A chance seedling BSWH-No.l selected from C. japonica cultivar 'Frost Queen5. Flowers white, occasionally with a few red stripes at petal bases, formal double form, medium size, 7.5-8.5cm across and 4.5cm deep with over 80 petals arranged in over 9 rows, when just opening, a petal ball always appears at the center, exterior petals arranged tightly, turned outward. Leaves green, shiny, leathery, broad elliptic, margins densely serrate. Plant compact, branches dense and growth vigorous. Blooms from late-winter to the spring of following year. The cultivar name means “Cloudlets Drifting”.

云朵飘 Camellia japonica ‘Yunduopiao’ 。刘信凯、钟乃盛、柯欢、武艳芳主编，2023，《第二部四季茶花杂交新品种彩色图集》，浙江科学技术出版社，第552页。 HD-31-1.选自红山茶品种‘冰霜王后’的机遇苗BSWH-No.1。花朵白色，花瓣基部偶有少量红条纹，完全重瓣型，中型花，花径7.5-8.5cm,花朵厚4.5cm,花瓣80枚以上，呈9轮以上排列，刚开放时，花芯珠球状，外轮花瓣排列紧实，外翻。叶片绿色，光亮，革质，阔椭圆形，边缘齿密。植株紧凑，枝条稠密，生长旺盛。冬末至翌年春季开花。