Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1965, America Camellia Yearbook, 1979, p.105, Reg. No.1508: A small, bright red, bell-shaped semi-double non-reticulata hybrid seedling that blooms early to mid-season. The 16 year old seedling first bloomed 1962. Average flower size is 8 cm across. Commercially introduced 1965. Plant growth is upright, dense and rapid with leaves 5 cm x 3.2 cm. There is also a variegated form. Chinese synonym: ‘Ziyouling’. This cultivar was awarded  as an AGM (Award of Garden Merit) plant by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1996 at H5 rate (hardy: cold winter; -15°C to -10°C).