‘Waraijishi’ [Satsuki]


‘Waraijishi’ [Satsuki]

Photo © Carolyn Beck

Cultivar: Group: Color: Blooms: Type: Reg Ref:
‘Waraijishi’ Satsuki Late Evergreen
Height: Width: Hardy: Other Name(s): Seed Parent: Pollen Parent:
3' 2' Zone 7/-5F
3’ x 2’ wide. Flowers deep purplish-pink with blotch of darker dots. Irregular double to semidouble with petaloid stamens, spaced, narrowly overlapping lobes that appear notched and pointed, smooth edges, 2 1/2-3” wide. Blooms early June (Satsuki mid to late season), and again in the fall. Leaves medium in size. Zone 7/hardy to -5 F. Translation: Laughing Lion.