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Id:ICR-21587

CountryUnited States

Year Published/Registered1953

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Z'

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Variety Z  Claude Thoby, 1993, Camélias, p.13. Synonym for the USA C.japonica Z. ACS, The Camellia Journal, Dec. 2009, p.29, Regn No. 2775; Nomenclature Rules debar the use of the word “Variety” in a cultivar name. Valid name is left at Z. American Camellia Yearbook, 2009, p.118 with colour photo; An 80 year old chance seedling, originated by Dr P.W. Zimmerman, Boyce Thompson Institute, Yonkers, New York. Registered by Dr William L. Ackerman, Ashton, Maryland, USA. Medium size flower is 8.2 cm diameter x 2.5 cm deep, rose form to formal double. Dark pink (RHS.CC. 62A) with petaloids light pink (RHS.CC. 62C). 32 petals and 13 petaloids, with creamy white anthers and white filaments. Extremely cold hardy. Upright plant, average growth rate. Dark green leaves average 8.2 cm x 4.5 cm.. Flowers mid-season.

Description

» English Description

Zimmerman, 1953, American Camellia Yearbook, p.315-319. No description. Originated in the USA as an unknown camellia from the University of Washington, Seattle in 1927 and used for studies on cold hardiness. See black and white illustration. p.17 International Camellia Journal, No. 2, 1964. It is a medium size, formal double pink.

Flower

Flower Size8-10 cm

Blooming Season1-3 Month United States

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