‘Asahi-no-Izumi’ [Satsuki]
‘Asahi-no-Izumi’ [Satsuki] Photo © Jim Trumbly |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Asahi-no-Izumi’ | Satsuki | Late Midseason | Evergreen | ||
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| Low | Zone 7 | 'Asahi-no-izumi' | 'Shinkyo' | 'Yama-no-Hikari' | |
| Good branching habit. Flowers variable: white with vivid yellowish-red sectors and stripes, orangish-red specks, and a yellowish-green blotch; some moderate yellowish-pink with an irregular white margin and darker bloth, others are solid dark yellowish-pink with a darker blotch. Single , funnel-shaped, with rounded, overlapping lobes that appear pointed, smooth margins, 2" wide. Blooms late mideseason (early Satsuki season); late May in Oak Hill, VA. Foliage shiny. Leaves thick. Zone 7, at least. 'Shinkyo' x 'Yama-no-Hikari'. BG1294. Translation: Spring Water in Morning Sun. | |||||