‘Amagasa’

Name:

‘Amagasa’

Kanji:

天笠

Seed parent:

Pollen parent:

Flower size:

large

Flower colour:

red

Type:

satsuki

Year registered:

1960

A 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.

Links:

Azalea Society of America Database

Deutsche Genbank Rhododendron

Image credit:

Jim Trumbly

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’
‘Vibrant’, cross: ‘Grace Freeman’ x ‘Amagasa’

Partial Siblings:
‘Yamato-no-Hikari’, cross: ‘Hozan’ x ‘Eiten’
‘Hogetsu’, cross: ‘Izayoi’ x ‘Seidai’
‘Bunka’, cross: ‘Kyokkonishiki’ x ‘Seidai’
‘Kohan-no-Tsuki’, cross: ‘Gyoko’ x ‘Seidai’
‘Heiwa-no-Hikari’, cross: ‘Kyokkonishiki’ x ‘Seidai’