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Zihongmei

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Id:ICR-21676

CountryChina

Year Published/Registered1965

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia sasanqua 'Zihongmei'

Chinese Name:紫红梅

Japanese Name

Meaning:Purple Red Plum

Synonym

Purple Red Plum  Yang, 1965, Camellia Varieties of Taiwan. Synonym for Zihongmei.

Tzu Hung-Mei  Yang, 1965, A Study of Camellia Varieties in Taiwan; The Horticultural Society of China, vol.11, No.3, 4, p.6.Different reading for Zihongmei.

Zihonme  Waterhouse, 1965, International Camellia Journal. vol.1, No.3, p.26. Taiwanese for Zihongmei.

紫红梅  新竹市茶花产销班目录,2002-2006, p.46, No.573.

Description

» English Description

Yang. 1965, Camellia Varieties of Taiwan as ‘Tzu-hung-mei’: Leaves elliptic, mid-green, 4.5 cm long x 1.9 cm wide. Flower purple-red colour, semi­double with 12 petals. Early blooming. Originated in China. Different reading: ‘Tsu-hung-mei’, ‘Zihonme’.

» Chinese Description

朱國棟、蔡燦玉,2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》,p.290.

Zihongmei 紫红梅(Purple Red Plum)(C. sasanqua)茶梅。1965,台湾,台北市阳明山。完全玫瑰形、浓红深紫红色、小轮(45x1.52cm)、花期1112月,树性直立横张、长势强。此品种枝叶浓密,不仅具多花性且颜色的变化相当丰富,是园林绿化不可多得的树种。

紫红梅一新竹市茶花产销班目录,2002-2006, p.46, No.573.

Flower

Flower Size4-5 cm

Blooming Season11-12 Month China

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