Yupan Jinhua

Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.298 with colour photo; Originated by John Wang, San Francisco, USA, and introduced to China 2002. Possible breeding a C.x williamsii x a fragrant cultivar. Flowers white to light pink or yellowish with green tone, edged with pink. Sweetly fragrant. Anemone to peony form, large to very large – up to 16 cm diameter, petals broad and wrinkled or serrated at the edges and waved. A large number of petaloids mixed with yellow stamens forming a central raised ball. Leaves light green, broad-obovate and deeply serrated, similar to Helen Bower. Upright, vigorous plant. Flowers early to late.