‘Chitose-nishiki’ [Satsuki]
‘Chitose-nishiki’ [Satsuki] Photo © Jim Trumbly |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Chitose-nishiki’ | Satsuki | Late Midseason | Evergreen | ||
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 'Chitose Nishiki', 'Chitosenishiki' | |||||
| 2’ x 3’ wide, slow to moderate growth habit and spreading. Flowers variable: white with light to strong purplish-pink sectors, stripes and selfs; some moderate purplish-pink with irregular white margins and darker pink sectors and stripes. Single, trumpet-shaped, with rounded, broadly overlapping lobes and wavy edges, 1 ½-2 ½ ” wide. Blooms late midseason (Satsuki midseason=late May). Leaves small. Zone 7, at least. Parentage unknown. Translation: Brocade of a Thousand Years. | |||||