Camellia sasanqua 'Mikuni-kou'

Camellia sasanqua cv.Mikuni-kou

  • Camellia sasanqua 'Mikuni-kou'
  • Camellia sasanqua 'Mikuni-kou'
  • Camellia sasanqua 'Mikuni-kou'
  • Camellia sasanqua 'Mikuni-kou'
  • Flower name
    Camellia sasanqua 'Mikuni-kou'
  • Scientific name
    Camellia sasanqua cv.Mikuni-kou
  • AliasCamellia sasanqua, sasanqua, サザンカ品種群, サザンカ, ミクニコウ, 三国紅
  • Place of originhorticultural variety
  • Place of floweringGarden, Park, Bonsai, Potted flower
  • Flowering seasonNovember, December

What is Camellia sasanqua 'Mikuni-kou'

Camellia sasanqua 'Mikuni-kou'(scientific name: Camellia sasanqua cv. Mikuni-kou)

is a garden variety of sasanqua (scientific name: Camellia sasanqua), an evergreen broad-leaved medium shrub in the family Theaceae. It is a 'Group 1 sasanqua variety' sasanqua, one of a group of varieties close to the original sasanqua. Single-petaled, dark red, medium flowered, flowering season November-December, blooms flat open and then reverses backward after flat opening, named after the birthplace of the cultivar (Mikuni Minatomachi, Fukui Prefecture) and the color of the petals (red).

Sazanka flower size: small flowers: ~5cm, medium flowers: 6.5cm, large flowers: 8cm~.

Common name:'Mikuni-kou', scientific name: Camellia sasanqua cv. Mikuni-kou , type of life: evergreen Broad-leaved medium shrub, Height: 2-8 m, Leaf shape: rather small oblong-oval, Flowering season: November-December, Single-petaled, dark red, medium flowered, flowering season November-December, blooms flat open and then reverses backward after flat opening, named after the birthplace of the cultivar (Mikuni Minatomachi, Fukui Prefecture) and the color of the petals (red).


  • Order
    Ericales
  • Family
    Theaceae
  • Genus
    Camellia
  • Species
    C. sasanqua 'Mikuni-kou'
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Monopetal inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Five-petal
  • Leaf type
    oblong
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeEvergreen broad-leaved medium shrub.
  • Flower colorsRed
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height200.0 ~ 800.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower8.0 ~ 8.0 cm

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