Details for: NA 85389, Camellia hybr., (hybrid selection)

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Camellia hybr.

Top Name:

(hybrid selection)

Origin:

–

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

21 Jun 2023

Improvement Status:

Clone

Life Form:

Shrub

Availability

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Camellia hybr.

Top Name:

(hybrid selection)

Origin:

–

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

21 Jun 2023

Improvement Status:

Clone

Life Form:

Shrub

Source History

Accession Names and Identifiers

(hybrid selection)

Type: Other or unclassified name

NA 85389

Type: Site identifier

Group: NA

U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative

Full name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Camellia (hybrid selection). Four large hybrid camellias, growing at the back edge of the planted portion of AC-CA-01 at the edge of the woods, have been known for a long time, but were previously unaccessioned. The curator recalls old tags (now gone) that used to have breeder's codes on them, and according to Dr. William Ackerman, they were selections of his that didn't make the final cut to be introduced. They bear a very strong resemblance to other C. oleifera hybrids, especially 'Winter's Snowman', which has a very similar flower except that the present accession has around 10 somewhat crinkled, more or less full-length petals with no petaloids (only stamens). The flowers are large, up to 4 inches in diameter, and have a fragrance that is typical of hybrids with C. oleifera and C. sasanqua background. Its foliage is glossy and thick, similar to 'Winter's Snowman', and like it shows probable C. x hiemalis background; the two could easily be siblings from the same cross. The four existing plants are indistinguishable in bloom and foliage and are almost certainly identical clones. [Update 4/8/2019: while hanging new labels on plants, I found a small, broken plastic hanging tag on the ground beneath one of the middle plants (now 85389-J) with the following written in pencil: "Code # 9-34". Carole remembered them tagged with something like this at one time; could this be Ackerman's code? Similar numbers 9-260 ('Frost Prince'), 9-255/253 ('Two Marthas'), 9-478 (not released), and 9-744 ('Sunworshipper') have been documented by Anne Andrick. -SBL] Form received: unknown propagule type.

Camellia hybr.

Genus:

Camellia

Family:

Theaceae

Tribe:

Theeae

Nomen number:

300099

Comment:

interim designation used in GRIN for Camellia hybrids which lack an acceptable binomial

Verified:

11/02/1990 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

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