Jin Xiang Yu
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Jin Xiang Yu
Originator
Zhiqiang Ai and Yunwei Liu of the Heilongjiang Academy of Forestry Sciences Yichun Branch
Group
Lactiflora
Date
2024
Country
China
Parentage: “Huang Jin Zan” open pollinated. First bloomed 2018, first propagated 2019. Midseason blooming JAPANESE flowers are cream-white, 16cm (6.3”) in diameter, upward facing, and average one per stem. Fragrant. Guard petals are rounded and flat, and average 5cm (2”) in width. On average, flowers present five smooth, green carpels with cream-yellow stigmas of normal anatomy. Linear staminodes are yellow in color. Seed fertile. Cream-yellow staminodal disk is apparent with few projections. Plants reach 80cm (31.5”) at maturity, and carry narrow-pointed, green foliage. Foliage color at time of emergence is reddish-green. Growth habit is upright, and mechanical support is unnecessary.