Professor Charles Sargent
The virus-variegated form of 'Professor Sargent' — dark red mottled with dramatic white blotches.
The virus-variegated form of the celebrated 'Professor Sargent,' producing the parent's characteristic dark red peony-form flowers dramatically mottled with white. First listed by the SCCS in 1947 as 'Professor Charles S. Sargent Var.' The viral variegation creates irregular white blotching on the deep crimson ground — a pattern historically so prized that variegated forms often became more sought-after than their solid parents. Also known as 'Red Shadow.' Listed locally as 'Professor Charles Sargent' and registered as 'Professor Charles S. Sargent Variegated.' Source: International Camellia Register.