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Mathotiana
Species: Japonica
Color: Crimson, sometimes with purple cast
Form: Rose form double to formal double
Size: Large to very large
Bloom Season: M-L
Growth Rate: Vigorous
Growth Characteristics: Compact, upright growth
Leaf Characteristics: Dark green
Originator: Mathot
Place of Origination: Belgium - Ghent
Year of Origination / Registration: 1840's - Europe to United States - Magnolia Plantation - Charleston, South Carolina
Heritage: Recorded as a seedling of Japonica 'Anemonaeflora' x Japonica 'Sieboldii'
Photographer: Konrad Hooper
ICR Link: http://camellia.iflora.cn/Cutivars/Detail?latin=Mathotiana