Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1963: Brilliant orange red single with
yellow stamens. Dekker, 1965, American Camellia Yearbook, p.61: A Hiryū
seedling. A bushy, upright shrub with small, very dark green leaves and
small, brilliant red flowers. A 5 year old chance seedling that first
bloomed 1959. Plant growth is upright, dense and medium. Leaves 4.5 cm x
2.5 cm. The flower has golden anthers, is 7.5 cm across with 5-7 petals
and is early blooming. Originated by Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena,
California, USA. Received the Ralph Peer Sasanqua Seedling Award for
1974. See: American Camellia Yearbook, 1971, p.51, Reg. No.1130. For
colour photos see: American Camellia Yearbook, vol.II, 1974, facing
p.12; Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.179; Front
cover, 1965, SCCS., The Camellia Review. vol.26, No.6.
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