Zakuro-ishi

Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.222, p.112, description, p.156: Leaves broadly oblong to ovate-oblong, short or long acuminate, grossly serrulate, 7-8.2 cm long x 3.5-4.6 cm wide; petioles 5-5.5 mm long, hairy. Flowers double, dark red (Cardinal red 822/1-/3). Petals 26-56, deeply emarginate, slightly wavy. Stamens very poor, intermingled with the smallest petals or lacking. Late flowering. Originated by Eijirō Miyajima, Yatsuo-­machi, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.