Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Jewel'

Flowers 9–10 cm wide, informal double, petals white shading to pink on the edge. Raised at Nuccio's Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA as a seedling that first bloomed in 1974. Int. c. 1978.
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Asteranae
order      Ericales
family       Theaceae
genus        Camellia L.
species         Camellia japonica L.