ACRS., 1963, Camellia News, No.12, p.24, Reg. No.54: Originated by A.M.
Davis, Cammaray, N.S.W., Australia. A sport of Aspasia Macarthur which
originated in 1958. Except for colour the flower is a typical Aspasia
Macarthur. Characteristics: Colour cream with the petals brilliantly
edged with rose in the manner of the Azalea ‘Albert & Elizabeth’.
Sports: Margaret Davis Ashley, Margaret Davis Picotee. Orthographic
error: ‘Margareth Davis’. Received the “William Hertrich Award”, 1969;
the “Sewell Mutant Award”, 1976 and the “William E. Woodroof, Hall of
Fame Award”, 1979. For colour photos see: pl. facing p.114, 1976,
American Camellia Yearbook; pp.55 & 102, Macoboy, 1981, The Colour
Dictionary of Camellias; front cover, New Zealand Camellia Bulletin,
vol.VII, No.2; front cover ACRS, 1965, Camellia News, No.20:
Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, p.21. Chinese synonym:
‘Kuancaidai’. This cultivar was awarded as an AGM (Award of Garden
Merit) plant by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2012 at H5 rate
(hardy: cold winter; -15°C to -10°C).
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