Of course, if you can read Japanese, there are even
better resources, but that it unlikely here. ;-)
There are over a thousand varieties of satsuki azaleas,
so you may find that getting the exact name of your cultivar is
like finding a needle in a haystack. If you can figure out which
nursery originally sold the azalea to your mother, the best way
of identifying it would be to take a sprig with a bloom on it to
them next year.
However, the best source on azalea taxonomy of which I am
aware is a CD available through El Dorado Bonsai called “Satsuki
Dictionary.” It can be ordered through their web site at:
http://www.edbonsai.com/
El Dorado Bonsai / Enchanted Gardens Nursery and El Dorado
Bonsai,
Dolly & Fred Fassio, 3201 Newtown Road, Placerville, CA 95667,
Appt. only - Re. - Who., (530) 295-0200, (530) 295-2222,

At $100 you may find the price is steep, but it is a very
good value when you consider all the information which is packed
into it. “This Dictionary lists 1106 varieties, Monthly SATSUKI
STUDY is used as a reference. From AKANE listed in this
Dictionary through WAKUDAMA are the varieties registered between
1994 and 2000.”
Alan Walker
http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org

-----Original Message-----
On 13 Aug 2004 at 3:32, wrote:
Hi folks,
I thought I'd post a message here and see if anyone can help
me. A
week ago I dug up a large azalea from the flowerbed at my
mother's
house. She passed away in January and the house is being sold.
I
suppose the plant has been in the ground for 15-20 years, but
that's
only a guess. I was wondering if someone can help me identify
it. I'm
fairly sure it's some type of satsuki, only because it bloomed
vigorously all through June. The flowers are a bright
fuscia/pink, and
small, about 1¼ " across. They are also a hose-in-hose, no
ruffles,
but a very standard satsuki shape with 5 distinct star-like
petals
(only double). I would think that this is some type of domestic
variety. I'm sure it came from a garden center or nursery. If
anyone
has any ideas, I'd be grateful.

From: Jim Lewis
Go to your public library and check out Fred Galle's "Azaleas."
It
is the English-speaking-world's bible on Azaleas. It's likely
that
you can ID your plant there. Galle had a hand in on Ortho's "All
About Azaleas (and Rhododendrons?)" too, but it is only a sketch
of
the big book.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature
encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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