Camellia japonica 'Desire'

Camellia garden variety

Flower name
Camellia japonica 'Desire'
Scientific name
Camellia japonica 'Desire'
Aliasツバキ, 椿, Desire
Place of originUSA, garden cultiva
Place of floweringBotanical Gardens, Park, Horticultural species
Flowering seasonFebruary, March

What is Camellia japonica 'Desire'

Camellia Desire (Camellia japonica 'Desire', scientific name: Dr. Tinsley x Debutante) is a horticultural variety bred by David Feathers (California, USA) from Camellia sinensis 'Dr Tinsely' x Camellia sinensis 'Debu-tante') and bred it to flower in 1973.
The tree is upright, dense, compact, and vigorous. The flowers are light pink with dark pink margins, fully double, medium-sized, with 60 or more petals, 8.5 to 10 cm in diameter, and bloom from January to February. The leaves are dark green, 8.5 cm long, 5 cm wide, elliptic, and bluntly serrate.

Common name: Camellia japonica 'Desire', scientific name: Dr. Tinsley x Debutante, breeding year: 1973, country: USA, flowering style: fully double, petal color: light pink with dark pink ends, flower size: medium, flower diameter: 8.5-10 cm.

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