Yuzhu

Yuzhu (C. yuhsienensis hybrid) Liu Xinkai et al. 2023, Illustrations of the New Camellia Hybrids that Bloom Year-round, Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House, p.564. HD-41-1.A chance seedling YM-No.l selected from C. yuhsienensis hybrid ‘Yume’. Flowers white, changing to pink at the center, fragrant，semi-double to anemone form, small to medium size, 6.5-8.5cm across and 4.5cm deep with 5-7 large petals, large petals broad obovate, wavy at the edges, petaloids usually congregated into a bead at the center, petals fall one by one, bloom very dense. Leaves green, leathery, small elliptic, margins finely and sharply serrate. Plant upright, branches dense and growth vigorous. Blooms from early-autumn to late-winter. The cultivar name means “Jade Bead”.

玉珠 Camellia ‘Yuzhu’ 。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564页。 HD-41-1.选自攸县油茶杂交种‘玉梅’的机遇苗YM-No.1。花朵白色，渐向花芯呈粉红色，具芳香，半重瓣型至托桂型，小型至中型花，花径6.5-8.5cm，花朵厚4.5cm,大花瓣5-7枚，阔倒卵形，边缘略波浪状，带红色隐斑，中部雄蕊瓣通常簇拥呈珠状，花瓣逐片掉落，开花极稠密。叶片绿色，革质，小椭圆形，叶齿细尖，先端略下弯。植株立性，枝叶稠密，生长旺盛。秋初至冬末开花。