Zhaoqing

Zhaoqing (C. reticulata). China Regn. #2009-051. China Flowers & Horticulture, 2009, No.12, p.50. Named for Pricess Zhaoqing of Dali Kingdom in the Song Dynasty. Propagated from a tree, approx 200 years old, in Shisang Town. Flowers deep pink, loose peony form, 12-13 cm in diameter; petals 19-26 in 3-4 whorls, margin jagged, outer whorls flat, inner folded; stamens mostly rudimentary, a few fertile. Leaves 8.5-10.2 cm long and 4.8-6 cm wide, veins obvious, margins finely serrate. FI. early Jan. to late Feb.

昭庆 Camellia reticulata‘Zhaoqing’ 中国登录号：2009-051，《中国花卉园艺》2009年第12期50页。由楚雄培育，张方玉命名。管开云、李纪元、王仲朗主编，2014. 《中国茶花图鉴》, p. 318。花松散牡丹型，桃红色，直径12～13cm，花瓣19～26片，3～4轮着生，花瓣边缘具不规则锯齿状，雄蕊瓣化或分束夹生于花瓣中。叶椭圆形，先端渐尖，基部楔形，叶面内曲，叶脉明显，边缘具细锯齿，长8.5～10.2cm，宽4.8～6cm。花期1～2月。该品种现保留于楚雄市紫溪山石桑城遗址上，树高3.5m，基围149cm，丛状，三分枝，树龄约200年。品种名由古代大理国相国高量成夫人昭庆公主之名而来。