Nodding, blue-purple flowers which open into a wide star shape, fading later to mid-blue. Deeply ribbed tepals. Yellow anthers on pale purple filaments.

Our Japanese contact tells us that 'Fujizono' and 'Fukuzono' are one and the same. The form was originally 'Fujizono', 'fuji' meaning 'wisteria' and 'zono' meaning garden - masses of the flower reminding the raiser of wisteria; it was re-named 'Fukuzono' at the time of registration, 'fuku' meaning 'happiness'.

Approximate height: 1.0 - 1.5 metres
Flowering period(s): Jul Aug Sep
Pruning: Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by: Tetsuya Hirota
Country of origin: Japan
Date raised: 1997 or 1998
Parentage: x durandii x unknown
Other name(s): 'Fujizono'

Further detail:

Flower diameter: 10-13cm
Tepals: 4

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Tetsuya Hirota