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Details for: PI 546366,
Camellia
hybr., 'POLAR ICE'
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Camellia
hybr.
Cultivar:
'POLAR ICE'
Origin:
Developed –
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
02 Jan 1991
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Camellia
hybr.
Cultivar:
'POLAR ICE'
Origin:
Developed –
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
02 Jan 1991
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Developed
Developer(s):
Ackerman, William L., USDA, ARS
Donated
02 January 1991.
District of Columbia, United States
Donor(s):
USDA, ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
'POLAR ICE'
Type: Cultivar name
NA 61950
Type: Donor identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum
NA 65006
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum
Narrative
Plant more upright than other cultivars. Leaves with indented veins, glossy, dark green, obovate, 10cm long, 4.5cm wide and crenate to serrate margins. Flowers anemone, white, 9cm diameter, 12 petals and 89 petaloids evident up to 5 weeks in October - November. Recommended for landscape purposes in mid-Atlantic region as far north as USDA hardiness Zone 7
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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Description:
C. Frost Princess (C. hiemalis/C. oleifera)/C. oleifera
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