Kiko Toji
A nineteenth-century Japanese cultivar from 1885, originally published in Minagawa's Nisshō'en Chabaifu.
One of the older Japanese cultivars still in circulation, first documented in Minagawa Iza'emon's Nisshō'en Chabaifu of 1885. The medium-sized red double flowers reflect the classic Japanese aesthetic of the Meiji era. Later referenced by Takana et al. in the American Camellia Yearbook (1987). Classified as C. × vernalis, suggesting possible hybrid origin between C. japonica and C. sasanqua. Listed locally as 'Kiko Toji' and registered as 'Kikutoji.' Source: International Camellia Register.