Camellia ×vernalis 'Peerless'

Flowers c. 9 cm wide, rose-pink, informal double. Raised Edgar R. Sebire, Wandin North, Victoria, Australia with seed parent 'Showa-no-sakae' and first bloomed in 1970. Int. c. 1975.
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Asteranae
order      Ericales
family       Theaceae
genus        Camellia L.
species         Camellia ×vernalis (Makino) Makino