(Cherry Blossom in the Moonlight), (C.sasanqua), Encyclopedia of Camellias in
Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.571, pp.220, 395: large, soft pink, 11-13 cm across, single, 6-7 petals,
crinkled and emarginate. Originated in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Different readings:
Sakura-tsukiyo’. Corrupted names ‘Zakuro-Zukujo’, ‘Zakuro-Zukiyo’. Different reading:
‘Sakura-zukiyo’. A seedling selected by Saitô, Kiyofusa. Designated as a Higo sasanqua by
the Higo Sasanqua Society in 1967.
FOGLIA: medio grande, tondeggiante, convessa, dentata. Fioritura in medio mperiodo.
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