On Tuesday , September 21 , the Camellia 1001 Summer Nights ® Jasmine was introduce . It right away made the Chelsea Flower Show ’s Plant of the Year shortlist .
Camellia expert , Mr. Gao Jiyin en Mr. Liu Xinkai bred theCamellia 1001 Summer Nights Jasmine ( ' Yulan01 ' ) . Mr. Gao has been research Camellia for 40 years and has been engrossed in breeding them since 2006 . Between 1986 and 2003 , he crossbred more than 800 Camellia cultivars .
" It was during that period that C. azalea ( C. changii ) was chance on in China , and I question if its genes could be coalesce with other Camellia species . It was that idea that propel me to start breeding Camellia in 2006 , " he says .
Years of breedingIt is not always easy to turn these C. azalea loanblend . It was difficult to replicate the growing condition these plants necessitate . As a resultant , it took decades of crossbreeding C. azalea ’s summer - flowering genes with those of other Camellia to get a garden - well-disposed Camellia , worthy for all climates .
" It takes eight to 15 days , on average , to successfully train a new Camellia form in America or other countries . We hunt into several problems . The first was early on , in the compatibility between the two Camellia parent plants take for the hybridization . We ’ve pollenate more than 200,000 flowers in the last 15 age . "
The commercial-grade market place ’s first hybridCamellia 1001 Summer Nights Jasmine is Mr. Gao and his team ’s first hybrid on the European commercial marketplace . " I ’m delighted with this new variety , " he says . " And very proud that we could present it at the Chelsea Flower Show . I shared the news with our Camellia team members , and they shine with felicity and pridefulness . "
But that is not the last of it . " Camellia 1001 Summer Nights Jasmine is just one of 500 fresh bred hybrids . We ’ll be test more and more hybrids in Europe . I trust we ’re embarking on a radical new geological era with Camellia hybrids that bloom almost year - round , " declares Mr. Goa .
Camellia 1001 Summer NightsJasmine in the gardenThis Camellia motley blooms not once but in several seasons . In fact , in China , it blossom year - round .
You should found the Summer Nights Jasmine in well - drain soil . This evergreen plant bush does well in both sun and ( semi- ) shade , but prefer the latter . The Summer Night Jasmine take ten year to reach a 150 centimeter peak and 100 curium width , and you’re able to prune it once it has flowered . The plant is audacious to -10ºC.
Camellia 1001 Summer Nights Jasmine is breeder - right protected . Plantipp is its European representative . For more information : PlantippWebsite : www.plantipp.eu
