Star Above Star

Dekker, 1964, American Camellia Yearbook, p.66: McCaskill Gardens, Pasadena, California are introducing their new vernalis seedling, which is a semi-double in the form of one star superimposed on another star. The centre is white shading to lavender rose at the edges. Flowers mid-season. The shrub is vigorous, upright and bushy with foliage similar to Ginyrū. Received the Ralph Peer Sasanqua Seedling Award for 1969. See colour photo, p.178, Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias and on the back cover, ACRS, 1982, Camellia News, No.83. Chinese synonyms: Xingshangxing’, ‘Fanxing’.

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