Camellia japonica ‘Bellona’
A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. Camden Park bred. ‘Scarlet crimson three rows of outer petals of good form and substance, inner smaller and crowded, with a few among them of large size. Handsome round flower.’ William Macarthur, although this entry is signed E.B, the initials suggesting that the description is actually that of Edmund Blake. [MP A2948-6].
Horticultural & Botanical History
No additional data.
History at Camden Park
First described in 1850 and listed in the 1857 catalogue [T.203/1857]. Two plants were sold to Bailey in 1853 and two to Rule, who listed it in 1862 but it appears to have been lost by 1947. [CQ]. Listed in the ABHSR of 1849/50.
Notes
William Herbert also produced a hybrid of this name before 1837, described in Amaryllidaceae. ‘From the waratah by the striped. -14. v. Foliolosa, or Amalthea; flower shaped like the rose-scented peonia edulis. v. rosea, red, with about 350 petals. -15. v. Conferta or Odin; fine double red, not regular. I have never seen any anthers in either this or the preceding. -16. Porrecta, or Bellona; fine crimson; branches horizontal or weeping. [Herbert Amaryllidaceae p.368].
Published Jun 21, 2009 - 12:07 PM | Last updated Aug 12, 2011 - 02:59 PM
| Family | Theaceae |
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| Region of origin | Garden origin, Camden Park |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Camellia japonica Bellona
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| Confidence level | high |