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‘Shirotae’

Name:
‘Shirotae’
Kanji:
白妙
Sport of
‘Omurasaki’
Flower size:
unknown
Flower colour:
unknown
Type:

Hirado

Country:
Japan

Links:
Azalea Society of America Database
Sekai Tsutsuji Center

Notes:
White sport of ‘Omurasaki’.
Synonym: ‘Mrs. G. G. Gerbing’
More precisely, an Okirishima (オオキリシマ) variety.
Very similar but likely different from ‘Hatsuyuki’/ 初雪.
Shirotae Hirado azalea flowers
Image credit:
Poyorin Blog
Shirotae Hirado azalea flowers
Image credit:
Poyorin Blog
Shirotae Hirado azalea flowers
Image credit:
Poyorin Blog
Shirotae Hirado azalea flowers
Image credit:
stewartia.net
Shirotae Hirado azalea flowers
Hereditary Tree
‘Shirotae’
|
‘Omurasaki’
R. scabrumR. mucronatum
R. ripenseR. macrosepalum




Offspring:
‘Miyo-no-Sakae’, cross: ‘Shirotae’ x ‘Albert-Elisabeth’

Partial Siblings:
‘Akebono’, sport of ‘Omurasaki’