Zihonglian

Huang, Nursery Catalogue, Shanghai, 1948: Medium size, rose form double of a deep purplish red colour. Chen, Shao Yun, 1985, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.90: Petals 60-70 in 8 rows, nearly round, a little concave, buds short, nearly round, greenish yellow. Blooms mid-season. Leaves variable from oblong to obovate, and a few lanceolate incurved at apex, recurved both side, rounded or obtuse at the base, deep, glossy green, thick, margins serrulate, midrib elevated, venation uneven, petioles 15 mm long. See: Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.45, No.260, colour photo No. 145 as ‘Zi hong lian’. Origi­nated in Hangzhou, China.

紫红莲 Camellia japonica ‘Zihonglian’。汪亦萍、俞仲辂，中国建筑工业出版社，1989《山茶花》第53页。全文瓣型，叶椭圆形，长约8.8厘米，宽4厘米，锯齿细钝。表面浓绿色，中侧脉细，侧脉6对，花色紫红，花瓣倒卵形，约10轮排列成杯状。花期：3月上旬-4月上旬。

陈绍云等,1985《浙江山茶花》90-91页。小乔木，树形开张，枝条粗壮。叶矩圆形至椭圆形，长8.8cm，宽4cm，略内折而缘向背扣，基部较圆钝，深绿色，有光泽，叶缘锯齿细钝，质较厚；叶面主脉曲状隆起，细脉粗细不等；叶柄长达1.5cm。花重瓣蔷薇型。花紫红色，花瓣7~8轮排列成杯状，70余枚，倒卵形，基部微连生，向上稍曲。花蕾头状至心脏形或短椭圆形，绿色至焦黄色。花期3~4月下旬，花朵不易开放，易脱落。原产江苏无锡。