Shirley Menice
A magenta pink japonica with unusual brushed lighter-pink markings and heart-shaped petals — a distinctive color pattern unlike standard variegation.
Originated by R.E. Dodd of Marshallville, Georgia, this chance seedling first bloomed in the early 1990s and offers a genuinely unusual color effect: magenta pink petals with brushed lighter-pink markings — not the typical blotched or striped variegation but a subtle tonal brushing that gives each bloom a painterly quality. The fourteen to fifteen heart-shaped petals are distinctive in their own right, with bright yellow anthers and white filaments completing the display. Growth is upright with average spreading habit, flowering mid-season to late. Listed locally as 'Shirley Menice' and registered as 'Shirley Meneice.' Source: International Camellia Register.