Identify Satsuki Azalea

[Chris H]

I picked up some Azalea from Leigh a little while back.
It was a lucky dip on varieties. The first flower appeared today, then the rain pretty much knocked it for six.
Managed to get a quick snap on the phone.
Which Satuki am I?

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[lindsay farr]

Maybe it's yochio

[kcpoole]

Nice timing Hartos
and Very Nice flower too

One of the ones I got from Leigh has flowered and can you tell me what variety this one is

Ta thanks
Ken

[Leigh Taafe]

Hartos - yours is Yochiyo. Ken, I need to research yours - it was taken as a cutting from a bonsai that I wasnt sure of.

[chris78]

Just for my education purposes, how is it a satsuki azalea if they are flowering now? I've got the Satsuki Azalea book by Robert Callaham and it doesn't mention Yochiyo as a Satsuki.

[Chris H]

i think you will find it is actually Yachiyo (eternity)
Which flowers early according to the same book.

[chris78]

great thanks. Do you know what Blue moon is called in that book?

[Jamie]

hi guys

from what I understand of "satsuki" azalea is that it flowers in the fifth month (in japan). then you have other varieties of azalea with the different namings.

so satsuki isnt actually the plants name but used as a determination of its flowering period.

jamie

[kcpoole]

I just found that book on Amazon
3 copies new. Cheapest was $39.99 from Stone lantern, and 2 others for more than $120.
The 2 second hand were more than $112 each

I have bought the copy for myself

Thanks Leigh

Ken

[nealweb]

Nice timing Hartos
and Very Nice flower too

One of the ones I got from Leigh has flowered and can you tell me what variety this one is

Ta thanks
Ken

Could it be Juko? Thew flowers are very variable, excuse the fuzzy pic of mine from last year.

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or Komei is very variable too ???

[nealweb]

great thanks. Do you know what Blue moon is called in that book?

Its full name is Nuccio's Blue Moon (hope thats spelt right) you could try that.

[chris78]

Thanks Neal, i found it in the book.

It seems the education on here is better than any book! What a forum!

[Chris H]

I have two more flowers on different Azalea plants.

The first one is quite different from the previous examples.

azalea flower 1.jpg

Flower two looks similar to the one previously identified as Yochio however the leaf size on the two trees is very different. The flower I started this thread with comes from a tree with very very small leaves the flower below comes from a tree with a larger pointier leaf.

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[Leigh Taafe]

I think the bottom one is Osakazuki mate. Still searching for the other one.

[Chris H]

Right.

I thought the pink and white one was different from Kens, my flower doesnt have the stripe down it so I had thought it might be a different variety.

Interesting if the same variety has that variation of flower.