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‘Nikko’

Name:
‘Nikko’
Kanji:
日光
English Translation:
named after Mt. Nikko
Sport of
Flower size:
small
Primary flower colour:
pink
Secondary flower colour:
red
Winter hardiness:
zone 7
Type:
Country:
Japan
Year registered:
1959

‘Nikko’ is the most common sport of 'Kozan' and a very popular for bonsai. 'Nikko' has identical plant characteristics to 'Kozan', but it has more colourful and variable flowers. The elegance of a good 'Nikko' with flower colours ranging from pale pink to darker pink flowers and gently variegated flowers, is almost unmatched.

Links:

Nikko satsuki azalea flowers
Image credit:
Nikko satsuki azalea flowers
Image credit:
Nikko satsuki azalea flowers
Image credit:
Jim Trumbly
Hereditary Tree
‘Nikko’
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‘Kozan’




Sports:
‘Aoi’, sport of ‘Nikko’
‘Hikari-no-Tsukasa’, sport of ‘Nikko’
‘Tosho-no-Hikari’, sport of ‘Nikko’
‘Tensho’, sport of ‘Nikko’
‘Goko’, sport of ‘Nikko’
‘Nikko-no-Hoshi’, sport of ‘Nikko’
‘Sachi-no-Hana’, sport of ‘Nikko’
‘Soun-no-Hikari’, sport of ‘Nikko’
‘Akane’, sport of ‘Nikko’

Offspring:
‘Kakuo’, cross: ‘Nikko’ x R. kiusianum
‘Kaguyahime’, cross: ‘Nikko’ x Kisarazu x Kami-no-Yamakirin
‘Keikoku-no-Kagayaki’, cross: ‘Nikko’ x ‘Juko’
‘Boso-no-Hikari’, cross: ‘Nikko’ x ‘Kohan-no-Tsuki’
‘Asuka-no-Hikari’, cross: ‘Kozan-no-Hikari’ x ‘Nikko’

Partial Siblings:
‘Nyohozan’, sport of ‘Kozan’
‘Kozan-no-Hikari’, sport of ‘Kozan’
‘Akakozan’, sport of ‘Kozan’
‘Shirokozan’, sport of ‘Kozan’