‘Asuka’

Name:

‘Asuka’

Kanji:

明日香

Seed parent:

‘Gekkeikan’

Pollen parent:

Flower size:

large

Primary flower colour:

white

Secondary flower colour:

purple

Type:

satsuki

Year registered:

1991

Links:

Azalea Society of America Database

Satsuki Library

SatsukiMania.com

Satsuki Daisuki Blog

Sekai Tsutsuji Center

Mentioned in articles:

Development of New Satsuki Azalea Hybrids in Japan

Winter care of satsuki azaleas

Image credit:

Akira Nagano

Image credit:

Jim Trumbly

Image credit:

Jim Trumbly

Sports:
‘Suiho’, sport of ‘Asuka’
‘Asukayama’, sport of ‘Asuka’
‘Asuka-no-Homare’, sport of ‘Asuka’
‘Asukanishiki’, sport of ‘Asuka’
‘Koiakari’, sport of ‘Asuka’

Offspring:
‘Suika’, cross: ‘Asuka’ x ‘Suisen’
‘Benikage’, cross: ‘Asuka’ x ‘Yata-no-Kagami’
‘Saishun’, cross: ‘Suisen’ x ‘Asuka’
‘Nichirin’, cross: ‘Otome-no-Hikari’ x ‘Asuka’
‘Aya’, cross: Suisen x Kozan-no-Hikari x ‘Asuka’
‘Kozasa’, cross: ‘Suisen’ x ‘Asuka’
‘Kiho-no-Tsuki’, cross: ‘Suisen’ x ‘Asuka’
‘Kizashi’, cross: ‘Yushun’ x ‘Asuka’
‘Haruurara’, cross: ‘Reiko’ x ‘Asuka’

Full Siblings:
‘Miyabihime’, cross: ‘Gekkeikan’ x ‘Shunsui’

Partial Siblings:
‘Biho’, cross: ‘Gekkeikan’ x ‘Kozan’
‘Shunsui’, cross: ‘Gekkeikan’ x ‘Kami-no-Yamakirin’
‘Gekkokan’, cross: ‘Gekkeikan’ x ‘Kozan’
‘Seishun’, cross: ‘Gekkeikan’ x ‘Kami-no-Yamakirin’
‘Taikan’, cross: ‘Gekkeikan’ x ‘Meikyo’
‘Bihokan’, cross: ‘Gekkeikan’ x ‘Kozan’
‘Suiko’, cross: ‘Shunsui’ x ‘Ai-no-Tsuki’
‘Ai-no-Hikari’, cross: ‘Meikyo’ x ‘Gekkeikan’
‘Nasuno’, cross: ‘Juko’ x ‘Gekkeikan’
‘Heisei-no-Hana’, cross: ‘Juko’ x ‘Gekkeikan’
‘Ohirayama’, cross: ‘Reiko’ x ‘Gekkeikan’
‘Sayaka’, cross: ‘Suisen’ x ‘Gekkeikan’