Camellia japonica ‘Henri Favre’
A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. The flowers of ‘Henri Favre’ are a full anemone form, to 10cm across, salmon rose tinged bright pink, with long, numerous, lightly veined petals, regularly imbricated. [ICR].
Horticultural & Botanical History
It was bred by M. Favre of Nantes, blooming for the first time in 1839. [ICR]. ‘A small but finely shaped red kind’. [GC 1853 and 1855]. Berlèse Iconographie vol.I pl.99/1841.
History at Camden Park
Listed only in the 1857 catalogue [T.229/1857].
Notes
Published Jun 23, 2009 - 08:50 AM | Last updated Aug 11, 2011 - 03:40 PM
Camellia japonica 'Henri Favre' | Berlèse v.1 pl.99/1841 | BHL
| Family | Theaceae |
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| Region of origin | Garden origin, France |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Camellia japonica ‘Henri Favre’
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| Confidence level | high |