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‘Kaho-no-hikari’ [Satsuki]


‘Kaho-no-hikari’ [Satsuki]

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Cultivar: Group: Color: Blooms: Type: Reg Ref:
‘Kaho-no-hikari’ Satsuki Very Late Evergreen
Height: Width: Hardy: Other Name(s): Seed Parent: Pollen Parent:
Zone 7 'Kaho no Hikari' 'Kaho' sport
Slow growing, very bushy, upright habit. Flowers variable: 1) white with occasional pink stripes; 2) pink selfs; 3) deep pink selfs. Single, funnel-shaped with 5-6 small, narrow, spatulate, spaced lobes with rounded tips and smooth edges, 1 1/2-2" wide. Blooms very late (Satsuki late season). Leaves small, rounded, thick. Trunk thickens quickly. Zone 7. 'Kaho' sport. BG 1063. Translation: Light of Floral Treasures.