The Satsuki Azaleas-Floral Treasures of Japan, Alexander Kennedy
Bred and selected for over 300 years as container-grown exhibition trees, the Satsuki azaleas hold a very special place in Japanese culture. The annual Satsuki Festivals held in late May or June of each year is high point in Japanese horticulture.
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Satsuki azaleas have long been admired and praised by Western horticulturists and writes. They have even found a place as garden plants, and in breeding programs for garden azaleas. Yet their use as show treeï¾’s, is the very thing that makes Satsuki so special in Japan often seems to have been missed in their introduction to the West.
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This book gives an insight into the world of Satsuki; their history and use in the world today; and guidance on their cultivation.
- This is a Hard Cover Book.