(C.japonica), Berlèse, 1835, Annales Société d’Horticulture de Paris, 16:417 as

‘Vandesia Carnea’. No description. Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, p.149-150: Leaves 5.2

cm wide x 8.5 cm long, elongated, lanceolate, irregular, greatly resembling those of

Concinna.. the bud is very large, elongated, dull, greenish scales; flower is 10 cm across, full,

pale cerise, sometimes soft pink; the crown is rose-shaped and irregular; petals at the

circumference for 3-4 rows are wide, rounded, irregularly imbricated, indented and gracefully

curled; the inner petals are dense, numerous, compact, forming a tight centre, wide, informal,

irregular, in the class of ‘Pulcherrima’ (Elegans). Synonyms: ‘Vandesiana Vera’, ‘Vandesia

Vera’, ‘Vandesii Vera’, ‘Vandesia Carnea’, ‘Vandesii Carnea’, ‘Palmer’s Superba’, ‘Dulcis

Major’, ‘Agathiflora’, ‘Chandler’s Magnificent’, ‘Chandler’s Magnificans’, ‘Palmer’s

Carnea’, ‘Rose Agathe’. Originated in England.

FOGLIA:  medio grande, tondeggiante, convessa, dentata. Fioritura in medio mperiodo.

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