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American Camellia Yearbook, 1979, p.101, Reg. No.1532: A large,
shell pink, peony form hybrid (C.japonica Kramer’s Supreme x
Fragrant Pink Improved), mid-season flowering; originated by Dr
W.L. Ackerman, Washington, DC, USA. The 8-year-old seedling
first bloomed in 1974. The flower has 18 petals, 16 petaloids,
yellow-orange anthers and creamy white filaments. Average flower
size is 10.5 cm wide by 5 cm deep. Deep spicy fragrance;
floriferous, blooms hold well and shed from the plant at
senescence. Commercially introduced 1977. Plant growth is
upright, average and medium in rate with dark green leaves 8.5 x
4.8 cm. |
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