Azalea Picture Identification Thread

[Bricker918]

Oku

 

[Glaucus]

'Suiho', sport of 'Asuka'.


Large flowers with thick petals, fast growth, and a bit unusual leaves.

Should be a more rounded version of 'Asuka', but not very clear to me what the difference is.
Two flowers on this cutting, both properly stripy, so good cutting.

 

[Pitoon]

'Shinsho no hana'

 

[Pitoon]

'Elsie Lee'

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

'Suiho', sport of 'Asuka'.

Large flowers with thick petals, fast growth, and a bit unusual leaves.

Should be a more rounded version of 'Asuka', but not very clear to me what the difference is.
Two flowers on this cutting, both properly stripy, so good cutting.

You just have to feel good about selecting the proper cutting for properly propagating multi patterned azalea flowers!

Well Done
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[Glaucus]

I bought it from MiniSatsuki and they don't sell a cutting unless it sports like the variety is supposed to. If it is all-white, they wait another year to verify.
I hear from them that it is possible for a cutting to be all-white flowers even when it gets larger. This cannot be explained by the transposon-pigment gene theory.

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

Hmm…. Do you mean a striped cutting reverting back to all white? That seems feasible…. ?

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[Carol 83]

'Elsie Lee'

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I have one of those in my garden, one of my favorites. I'm going to take some cuttings when it's done blooming.

 

[Glaucus]

Hmm…. Do you mean a striped cutting reverting back to all white? That seems feasible…. ?

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Kinda. The issue was that they got a sporting variety from Japan. Say 'Asuka'. And all the flowers on the mother plant stay white. Or, they have some stripes on the mother plant. But when they propagate cuttings, the flowers all stay white. I have not observed this myself.

It should not happen if the flower is white because of mobile genetic elements disabling the pigment genes, ie retrotransposons.

 

[scarriedoc]

Any help ID'ing this one?

 

[Glaucus]

Could be one of the Kozan/Nikko sports with starshaped petals. The names escape me for the moment

 

[Glaucus]

'Lemon Eye'

 

[Pitoon]

Any help ID'ing this one?

Please post only known cultivars, thanks.

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

Any help ID'ing this one?

Hmm even on a separate thread posting most folks wouldn’t attempt IDing a satsuki. However it could be Seiko or Chiyo no Hana or less likely a Matsunami sport. It’s best to go back to the source supplier and ask them.

cheers
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[scarriedoc]

Hmm even on a separate thread posting most folks wouldn’t attempt IDing a satsuki. However it could be Seiko or Chiyo no Hana or less likely a Matsunami sport. It’s best to go back to the source supplier and ask them.

cheers
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Thanks for your guesses. I will look those up. The seller did not have the ID unfortunately.

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

Thanks for your guesses. I will look those up. The seller did not have the ID unfortunately.

P.S. Azaleas absolutely do not like wet feet. Please get rid of the pan underneath your plants, Its a good way to get root rot.

Azaleas do like good drainage, but like to be moist, not wet.

cheers
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[Carol 83]

Kazan

 

[Pitoon]

Thanks for your guesses. I will look those up. The seller did not have the ID unfortunately.

P.S. Azaleas absolutely do not like wet feet. Please get rid of the pan underneath your plants, Its a good way to get root rot.

Azaleas do like good drainage, but like to be moist, not wet.

cheers
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This is an ID thread to post pictures of known azaleas. Please created a seperate thread to discuss care or unknowns.

I've ask this multiple times, please stop derailing the thread.

 

[Glaucus]

'Aika', pink sport of 'Meguriai'


I feel it is too understated somehow. It doesn't pop.

 

[Pitoon]

'Aika', pink sport of 'Meguriai'
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I feel it is too understated somehow. It doesn't pop.

That's a really nice pink!