‘Ai-no-Tsuki’ [Satsuki]
‘Ai-no-Tsuki’ [Satsuki] Photo © Jim Trumbly |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Ai-no-Tsuki’ | Satsuki | Late Midseason | Evergreen | ||
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 2’ | -5 F | Aikoku seedling | |||
| 2’ x 3’ wide. Flowers variable: white with greenish blush and strong purplish-pink stripes; some strong purplish-red with light centers; some light purplish-pink and irregularly bordered white; occasionally pink with white center. Single, open funnel shape, with slightly wavy, elongated oval, somewhat pointed, broadly overlapping lobes; 2 ½-3”. Blooms late May (early midseason/midseason to late). Leaves of heavy substance, glossy, deep green. Hardy to -5. ‘Aikoku’ seedling. BG 0868. Translation: Moon of Love. | |||||