Large purple flowers with a paler bar. Butter-yellow anthers. This cultivar has been available in the UK for some time as 'Ameshisuto' but this turns out to be a mis-transcription of the Japanese name.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height:	2.0 - 2.5 metres
Flowering period(s):	May Jun | Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Kozo Sugimoto
Country of origin:	Japan
Other name(s):	'Amejisuto'. Formerly known as: 'Ameshisuto' (an unacceptable spelling).
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 10-20cm Tepals: 8; elliptic, overlapping, blunt but apiculate Database entry: 2226