‘Asahi-sakigake’

Name:

‘Asahi-sakigake’

Kanji:

旭魁

Seed parent:

‘Simon Mardner’

Pollen parent:

‘Albert-Elisabeth’

Flower size:

average

Flower colour:

pink

Type:

Belgian indica

Hybridizer:

Torao Noguchi (野口寅雄)

Country:

Japan

Year registered:

1978

Links:

Azalea Society of America Database

Deutsche Genbank Rhododendron

Image credit:

Carolyn Beck

Image credit:

Carolyn Beck

Hereditary Tree

‘Asahi-sakigake’

‘Simon Mardner’

‘Albert-Elisabeth’

‘Haerewille Pink Pearl’

‘Vervaeneanum’

‘Königin der Weissen’

‘Versicolor’

‘Speciosum’

‘Variegatum’

Offspring:
‘Ashley Ruth’, cross: ‘Asahi-sakigake’ x ‘Margaret Douglas’
‘James Stewart’, cross: ‘Asahi-sakigake’ x ‘Margaret Douglas’
‘Barbara Simone Kirkwood’, cross: ‘Asahi-sakigake’ x ‘Quakeress’
‘Ronnie Palmer’, cross: ‘Asahi-sakigake’ x ‘Margaret Douglas’
‘That's Charlie’, cross: ‘Asahi-sakigake’ x ‘Refrain’

Partial Siblings:
‘Gay Paree’, cross: ‘Albert-Elisabeth’ x ‘Captain Blood’
‘Gloria Still’, cross: ‘Albert-Elisabeth’ x ‘Fedora’
‘James Belton’, cross: ‘Albert-Elisabeth’ x ‘Schryderi’
‘Miyo-no-Sakae’, cross: ‘Shirotae’ x ‘Albert-Elisabeth’