‘Amagasa’

Name:
‘Amagasa’
Kanji:
天笠
Seed parent:
Pollen parent:
Flower size:
large
Flower colour:
red
Type:
Year registered:
1960
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An satsuki variety known for it's very large orange-red flowers. It was extensively used by American hybridizers but today is rarely seen as a bonsai subject.

Amagasa satsuki azalea flowers
Image credit: Jim Trumbly
Amagasa satsuki azalea flowers
Image credit: Jim Trumbly
Hereditary Tree
‘Amagasa’
‘Seidai’‘Hozan’
‘Kyokkonishiki’‘Shikainami’




Sports:
‘Benigasa’, sport of ‘Amagasa’

Offspring:
‘Watchet’, cross: ‘Amagasa’ x Louise Gable x Tamagiku
‘Astronaut’, cross: ‘Amagasa’ x ‘Sekai-no-Hikari’
‘Monticello’, cross: ‘Amagasa’ x ‘Sekai-no-Hikari’
‘Carla’, cross: ‘Anytime’ x ‘Amagasa’
‘Jay Valentine’, cross: ‘Martha Hitchcock’ x ‘Amagasa’
‘Dorothy Clark’, cross: ‘Grace Freeman’ x ‘Amagasa’