New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1975, vol.IX, No.1, p.30, Reg. No.110: A
putative hybrid of C.saluenensis which first flowered 1965. Plant habit
is upright, semi-spreading, foliage a dark green, 9 cm x 4 cm. Flower
peony form with 10-14 petals and 5060 petaloids, yellow anthers, cream
filaments, 13.5 cm across x 4.5 cm deep. Colour light rosepink. Early
to mid-season flowering. Orthographic error: ‘Mary P. Thylor’.
Abbreviation: ‘Mary Phoebe’. This cultivar was awarded as an AGM (Award
of Garden Merit) plant by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2002 at H5
rate (hardy: cold winter; -15°C to -10°C).
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