Camellia japonica 'Black Tie'

Flower dark red, about 7.5 cm wide, formal double with c. 60 petals, rose-bud like. Raised by Spencer C. Waldon, Jr, Georgia, USA from a chance seedling. Int. c. 1975.
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Asteranae
order      Ericales
family       Theaceae
genus        Camellia L.
species         Camellia japonica L.