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Camellia 'Contessa Lavinia Maggi'




Archive entry 10.11.23

Pinkish flowers , striped and speckled with red. A vigorous shrub with something of the 'Debbie' about it (think Essex girl, think cosmetic dentistry!)

5th April 2006



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A very old variety from Italy, raised by Onofrio Maggi some time in the middle of the 19th century.By 1862 the RHS had awarded it a first class certificate. In the original description the flowers had a pure white background with red flecks, the petals very tightly imbricated. My plant is looser and has a distinct pink tinge.




References:

  • International Camellia Society online Camellia register, https://internationalcamellia.org