Honey Chile Var.
Named by a former NBC radio star — a brilliant red with twisted petaloids, rabbit-eared petals, and five peculiarly shaped white petaloids at the center.
Named 'Honey Chile' by Doxey — described after a former NBC radio star — this cultivar features one of the more unusual bloom structures in the japonica catalog. The large brilliant red to deep red flowers display several narrow, twisted petaloids interspersed with a crown of stamens, surrounded by rabbit-eared petals, with five peculiarly shaped white petaloids at the center. Originated by W.D. Pleasant of Beaumont, Texas. Listed locally as 'Honey Chile Var.' Source: International Camellia Register.