I’m a Japanese man living in California.
When I was looking camellia photos on Sunset Western Garden Book, I found a beautiful red camellia.
I wanted this sazanka(Camellia sasanqua in Japanes name), so I went to the nursery shop near my home.

I found the Camellia hiemalis ‘Shishi-Gashira’ at the nursery. Well, I was a liitle confused because the Sunset Western Garden Book printed Camellia sasanqua ‘Dwarf Shishi’ as Camellia hiemalis ‘Shishi-Gashira’.

When I came back to my home, I started check the internet.
What I have learned is Camellia hiemalis ‘Shishi-Gashira’ and Camellia sasanqua ‘Dwarf Shishi’ are different varieties.

According to your site, Camellia sasanqua ‘Dwarf Shishi’ was originated by Toichi Domoto(born California in 1902) in 1988.
I’m glad to find out the real information about Cammelia sasanqua ‘Dwarf Shishi’.

I surmise Toichi Domoto’s last name in Japanese is 土本/土元（どもとdomoto/also pronounce tsuchimoto).
Another possibility is 堂本/堂元(どうもとdoumoto).

Thank you.

I’m a Japanese man living in California.
When I was looking camellia photos on Sunset Western Garden Book, I found a beautiful red camellia.
I wanted this sazanka(Camellia sasanqua in Japanes name), so I went to the nursery shop near my home.

I found the Camellia hiemalis ‘Shishi-Gashira’ at the nursery. Well, I was a liitle confused because the Sunset Western Garden Book printed Camellia sasanqua ‘Dwarf Shishi’ as Camellia hiemalis ‘Shishi-Gashira’.

When I came back to my home, I started check the internet.
What I learned was Camellia hiemalis ‘Shishi-Gashira’ and Camellia sasanqua ‘Dwarf Shishi’ are different varieties.

According to your site, Camellia sasanqua ‘Dwarf Shishi’ was originated by Toichi Domoto(born California in 1902) in 1988.
I’m glad to find out the real information about Cammelia sasanqua ‘Dwarf Shishi’.

I surmise Toichi Domoto’s last name in Japanese is 土本/土元（どもとdomoto/also pronounce tsuchimoto).
Another possibility is 堂本(どうもとdoumoto).

Thank you.