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‘Kusudama’ [Satsuki]


‘Kusudama’ [Satsuki]

Photo © Jim Trumbly

Cultivar: Group: Color: Blooms: Type: Reg Ref:
‘Kusudama’ Satsuki Pink,Red,White Late Midseason Evergreen
Height: Width: Hardy: Other Name(s): Seed Parent: Pollen Parent:
Zone 7 Shinnyo-no-Tsuki sport.
2’ tall x 3’ wide, vigorous. Flowers variable: pale pink with speckles, flakes, and selfs of deep pink to moderate red, some with a white center, irregular white margins. Single, funnel-shaped with wide, rounded lobes, slightly wavy edges, 2 ½-3 ¼ ” wide. Blooms late-midseason (late May to early June in Oak Hill, VA). Zone 7. Sport of 'Shinnyo-no-Tsuki', Satsuki. Translation: Camphor-tree Gem.