Mobile Camellia Club Top 10 Favorites
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Pink Perfection
This small, shell pink formal double has vigorous, upright growth and was brought to U.S. in 1875.
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Mathotiana Commonly called Purple Dawn, Mathotiana has large to very large, rose form to formal double, crimson flowers, often with a purple cast, on a bush with vigorous, compact, upright growth. It was brought to the U.S. in the 1840's. |
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Professor Charles S. Sargent This dark red variety has medium, full peony form flowers on a shrub with vigorous, compact, upright growth. This variety dates back to about 1925.
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Frank Hauser (Var.) This Reticulata hybrid has very large red flowers varying from semi-double to peony form, on a vigorous, spreading, open, upright bush. It was released in 1989.
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Sawada's Dream This medium size formal double has average growth. The flowers are mostly white with about one-third of the outer petals shaded delicate flesh pink. It was released in 1958.
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Alba Plena This slow bushy grower has medium sized, white, formal double flowers. It gained its present name in 1792 when it was imported by the British East India Company from China. |
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Debutante This light pink, full peony form, with medium sized flowers on a vigorous upright bush, was released in the early 1900's.
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Betty Sheffield Supreme A sport of Betty Sheffield, Betty Sheffield Supreme has medium to large semi-double to loose peony flowers that are white with a deep pink to red border on each petal. It was released about 1960.
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Black Magic With very dark glossy red, medium semi-double to rose form double flowers, Black Magic exhibits average, spreading, upright growth with unusual holly like leaves. It was released in 1992.
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Junior Prom White to faint blush pink, large, rose form or occasionally loose peony form, Junior Prom has vigorous, dense, upright growth. It was released in 1996.
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Photos by Earl & Margaret Comstock & Seth Allen Descriptions From Camellia Nomenclature Published by the Southern California Camellia Society