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'Iryuu'
Photo © 2005 Debbie Fischer/Silver Star Vinery
Photo © 2005 Debbie Fischer/Silver Star Vinery
Reverse of flower - Photo © 2007 Ian Lang
Japanese large-flowered variety. The tepals are mottled blue and greyish-white with a pebble-grain look, deeply veined and slightly rippled at the edges. The anthers are dark reddish purple, almost black. The cultivar name is the name of a district.
Group: Late large-flowered group
Pruning: Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by: Kazushige Ozawa
Country of origin: Japan
Date raised: 1983
Other name(s): None known
Further detail:
Flower diameter: 12-15 cm