‘Aikoku’ [Satsuki]
‘Aikoku’ [Satsuki] Photo © Jim Trumbly |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Aikoku’ | Satsuki | Late | Evergreen | ||
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| Low | Spreading | Zone 7, at least | 'Koho' | 'Tanima-no-Yuki' | |
| Low, spreading. Flowers variable: white with occasional light and dark purplish-pink stripes, some purplish-pink with irregular white margins, other white with deep purplish-pink margins. Yellowish-green throat. Single, funnel-shaped, rounded, broadly overlapping, slightly wavy lobes, 2 1/2-3" wide. Blooms Satsuki midseason; early June in Oak Hill, VA. Leaves thick, rounded, medium size. 'Koho' x 'Tanima-no-Yuki'. Translation: Patriotism. | |||||