Camellia japonica 'Snowman'

Flower about 15 cm wide, deep with central petals and petal-like stamens raised, the outer petals notched and curved back. Raised by Wilmer Stewart, Savannah, Georgia, USA as a chance seedling that first bloomed in 1961. Int. c. 1965.
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Asteranae
order      Ericales
family       Theaceae
genus        Camellia L.
species         Camellia japonica L.