Yurikago

Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.228, p.110, description, p.324: Palest pink to white. Medium size, 8-9 cm across, semi-double with about 20 petals in 3 rows, crinkled and incurved, with a spreading, central stamen cluster. Leaves glossy, large elliptic, medium to dark green, slightly undulate, apex acute, tending to recurve, margins shallowly serrate. Petioles hirsute. Originated with a private family in Ojiya City, Niigata Prefec­ture, Japan. Collected, named and released by Yaichi Kawamura in 1970.Synonym: ‘Kohaku’.

講談社　1975年　《現代椿集》 P.324　淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.150　  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.278. 【花】淡桃色の八重、抱え性、ユキツバキ状芯、中輪、3〜4月。【葉】楕円、大形、波曲。【樹】やや立性、ユキ系。【来歴】小千谷市の民家の栽培種。1970年に川村弥一の採集•命名•発表。別名こはく。写/大岡、文/萩屋。