Camellia japonica 'Bob Hope'

Flower about 11 cm wide, dark red, semi-double. Raised as a chance seedling in Nuccio's Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA. First bloomed 1969. Int. c. 1972.
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Asteranae
order      Ericales
family       Theaceae
genus        Camellia L.
species         Camellia japonica L.