茶花良种‘烈香’

An Improved Cultivar Camellia hybrid‘High Fragrance’

‘烈香’Camellia hybrid‘High Fragrance’是山茶科山茶属茶花杂交种。由新西兰芬利先生(J.R.Finlay)从红山茶品种‘哈姆斯夫人’(Mrs Bertha A.Harms)与未命名的杂种苗[‘赛拉伯’(Salab)ב甜香水’(Scentuous)]的杂交后代选育而来,具有浓烈香气。1992年由中国林科院亚林所引入中国,2010年武汉市农科院林果所将该品种引进湖北省。‘烈香’品种系常绿灌木或小乔木,树型开张,枝条健壮密集;叶片革质深绿色,叶面平整,花牡丹型,淡象牙粉色;花径8.5~9.0 cm,花期3月。适宜长江流域以南地区栽培。是花叶俱佳的优良观赏茶花品种,也是年宵花新品种的优选。

Camellia hybrid‘High Fragrance’is a camellia cultivar with strong fragrance which was selected and bred by J.R.Finlay.It was hybrid developed by the inbred lines‘Mrs Bertha A.Harms’and the unnamed Hybrid seedling from‘Salab’and‘Scentuous’.It was introduced into China by Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry,Chinese Academy of Forestry in 1992.In 2010 it was introduced into Hubei Province by Forestry and Fruit Institute,Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Sciences.‘High Fragrance’is a kind of evergreen shrubs or arbors with thick branches.Its leathery leaves are dark green with smooth surface.The flowers look like peony with light ivory pink colour.Flower diameter is 8.5~9 cm.It blooms in the whole March.‘High Fragrance’would be planted well in the south of Yangtze River.It is a very good choice of new varieties for gardening.