cv Adolphe Audusson
Variegated
(C.japonica), McIlhenny, 1941, 700 Varieties of Camellias, p.1; Overlook
Nursery Catalogue, 1943-1944 as ‘Adolphe Audusson Var.’: Very large semi-double
flower resembling ‘Nagasaki’, (Mikenjaku). Deep red, marbled white. Blooms mid-season.
Orthographic error: ‘Adolph Audusson Var.’. Synonyms: ‘Adolphe Audusson Variant’,
‘Adolphe Audusson (Blotched)’. Originated by F.M. Uyematsu, California, USA. Colour
illustrations: Nuccio’s Catalogues, 1948 to 1953; American Camellia Yearbook, 1955, facing
p.146. Awards: William E. Woodroof, Hall of Fame Award, 1978. Chinese synonym: ‘Fuse
Daadaofu’.