Medium velvet purple flowers with a red purple bar. Red-purple or brown anthers. The name means 'Sano violet'
Group:
Early large-flowered group
Approximate height:
1.0 - 1.5 metres
Flowering period(s):
May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:
Any aspect
Pruning:
No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:
Sano Asai
Country of origin:
Japan
Date raised:
c1975
Other name(s):
'Sanonomurasaki'; 'Sanono-murasaki'
Further detail:
Flower diameter: 8-12cm
Tepals: 6-8; obovate, overlapping, long-pointed
Advice from Japan is that this variety should be a Group 1 for pruning purposes. A correspondent in Oregon, US says that there they treat it as a Group 3. I would be interested in further viewsÂ…