Large white flowers with red or purple stamens. 'Igaguri' means the 'prickles of a chestnut'. When the flowers start to bloom the shape of the stamens remains unchanged for a long time, resembling chestnut prickles.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Flowering period(s):	May Jun
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Tetsuya Hirota
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised:	1995
Parentage:	Unknown
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 15cm Tepals: 6-8 Database entry: 3480
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	Tetsuya Hirota