| Species:  | 
            Reticulata hybrid | 
         
         
            | Color:  | 
            Very dark rich red with yellow anthers and white filaments | 
         
         
            | Form:  | 
            Semidouble with irregular, ruffled petals | 
         
         
            | Size:  | 
            Large to very large | 
         
         
            | Bloom Season:  | 
            M | 
         
         
            
         
            | Growth Rate:  | 
            Average | 
         
                           
            | Growth Characteristics:  | 
            Compact, upright growth | 
         
                           
            | Leaf Characteristics: | 
            Dark green | 
         
                           
            | Originator: | 
            Nuccio's Nurseries | 
         
                           
            | Place of Origination: | 
            U.S. - Altadena, California | 
         
                           
            | Year of Origination / Registration: | 
            1979 - ACS Registration #1515 - first bloomed in 1970 | 
         
                           
            | Heritage: | 
            Chance seedling | 
         
                                    
            | Photographer: | 
            Randolph Maphis | 
         
                           
            | ICR Link: | 
             http://camellia.iflora.cn/Cutivars/Detail?latin=Nuccio's Ruby |