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‘Wakaebisu’

Name:
‘Wakaebisu’
Kanji:
若恵比須
Seed parent:
‘Ishiyama’
Pollen parent:
‘Nishikibotan’
Flower size:
average
Flower colour:
pink
Type:

satsuki

Country:
Japan
Year registered:
1922

A very old variety associated with Kyushu, the southern main island of Japan. This variety has hose-in-hose flowers and is known for being a good and popular landscape plant. It is considered an easy and vigorous variety.

Links:
Azalea Society of America Database
Satsuki Library
SatsukiMania.com
Sekai Tsutsuji Center

Notes:
Produced in Kurume by Kannou Kairaku nursery (案納開楽園).
Wakaebisu satsuki azalea flowers
Image credit:
www.minisatsuki.com
Wakaebisu satsuki azalea flowers
Image credit:
Jim Trumbly
Wakaebisu satsuki azalea flowers
Image credit:
Jim Trumbly
Hereditary Tree
‘Wakaebisu’
‘Ishiyama’‘Nishikibotan’
R. eriocarpum




Sports:
‘Mihiro’, sport of ‘Wakaebisu’

Offspring:
‘Tokiebisu’, seedling of ‘Wakaebisu’

Partial Siblings:
‘Seigetsu’, cross: ‘Ishiyama’ x ‘Onyo’
‘Hiodoshi’, cross: ‘Ishiyama’ x ‘Shuchuka’
‘Shiun-no-Tsuki’, cross: ‘Ishiyama’ x ‘Osokojiro’
‘Hikarugenji’, cross: ‘Ishiyama’ x ‘Kinsai’
‘Taiho’, seedling of ‘Ishiyama’
‘Onshi’, cross: ‘Ishiyama’ x ‘Osokojiro’
‘Yakumo’, cross: ‘Ishiyama’ x ‘Shuchuka’