Mine-No-Yuke
Japan's 'snow on the mountaintop' — an 1898 sasanqua that can produce 100 to 150 buds per plant, with an RHS Award of Merit.
The name translates to 'snow on the mountaintop,' and the profusion of pure white blooms — up to 100 to 150 buds on a single plant, as noted in the 1891 Yokohama Gardener's Association catalogue — makes the poetic name apt. First documented by Ashizawa in 1898, the flowers range from semi-double to irregular double, five to seven-and-a-half centimeters across, with thin petals showing a characteristic square shape and distinct two-lobed apex. Some yellow filaments with orange anthers intermix with petaloids. Spreading, medium-vigorous growth. Received the RHS Award of Merit in 1964. Listed locally as 'Mine-No-Yuke' and registered as 'Mine-no-yuki.' Source: International Camellia Register.