Juletide

Camelia Vernalis

Yuletide. (C.x vernalis), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1963: Brilliant orange red single with yellow stamens. Dekker, 1965, American Camellia Yearbook, p.61: A Hiryû seedling. A bushy, upright shrub with small, very dark green leaves and small, brilliant red flowers. A 5 year old chance seedling that first bloomed 1959. Plant growth is upright, dense and medium. Leaves 4.5 cm x 2.5 cm. The flower has golden anthers, is 7.5 cm across with 5-7 petals and is early blooming. Originated by Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA. Received the Ralph Peer Sasanqua Seedling Award for 1974. See: American Camellia Yearbook, 1971, p.51, Reg. No.1130. For colour photos see: American Camellia Yearbook, vol.II, 1974, facing p.12; Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.179; Front cover, 1965, SCCS., The Camellia Review. vol.26, No.6.

Yuletide Spirit. (C.sasanqua), Originated by Robert Green, Green Nurseries, Fairhope, Ala., USA. Large, deep coral red single. Dense, upright, spreading growth. Introduced 2000. 56