American Camellia Yearbook, 1968, colour plate p.118: A hybrid developed
by J. Howard Asper, Escondido, California, USA, from the species
C.pitardii as the seed parent and C.japonica Tiffany as the pollen
parent; 12.5 cm in diameter. A soft pink, open peony form with creped
and notched petals and stamens, broken into fasciciles by erect, centre
petals. Had previously been known as ‘Hazel Asper’. Blooms mid-season.
See front cover SCCS, 1967, The Camellia Review, vol.29, No.2, and front
cover New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, vol.VIII, no.4, 1974.
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