‘Beni-gasa’ [Satsuki]


‘Beni-gasa’ [Satsuki]

Photo © Jim Trumbly

Cultivar: Group: Color: Blooms: Type: Reg Ref:
‘Beni-gasa’ Satsuki Evergreen
Height: Width: Hardy: Other Name(s): Seed Parent: Pollen Parent:
Zone 7, at least 'Benigasa' Sport of ‘Amagasa’
Growth rate slow to medium, spreading habit. Flowers strong to vivid orange-red. Single, broad funnel shape with rounded, broadly overlapping, keeled lobes that appear notched, smooth edges, 3-4” wide. Blooms Satsuki early midseason. Leaves round, medium in size. Hardy to Zone 7, at least.. Translation: Red Umbrella.