Camellia x williamsii 'Anticipation'
C.saluenensis x C.japonica (possibly 'Leviathan')
Les Jury, New Zealand 1962
H5
FCCT 1975, AGM (2002) 2012
Upright habit, spreading in time.
Flowers: large peony form; deep rose, opening quite flat and to 12cm across.
Early to late season.
Foliage: glossy, dark and larger than most williamsii's - tending towards
japonica.
Very floriferous.