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Buddha
Species: Reticulata hybrid
Color: Rose pink with yellow anthers and white filaments
Form: Irregular semi-double with erect, wavy petals
Size: Very large
Bloom Season: M
Growth Rate: Vigorous
Growth Characteristics: Upright growth
Leaf Characteristics: Dark green
Originator: Descanso Gardens
Place of Origination: China to United States
Year of Origination / Registration: 1950
Heritage: C.reticulata x C.pitardii var yunnanica. One of two new reticulata hybrids originating with Professor Tsai, Kunming, Yunnan, China which were sent to Descanso Gardens as seedlings
Photographer: Bob Marcy
ICR Link: https://camellia.iflora.cn/Cutivars/Detail?latin=Buddha