■(JI) 'Warai-Hotei'
1956, Marx
'Warai-Hotei' (
Walter Marx, R. 1956) Import. JI. Late bloom. Double. Light blue veined darker. Translation: Jovial God of Fortune. Marx 1956.
Note: 1939 Checklist shows
Sakata Nurseries, Japan, 1915, as originator. Color Class 4BL. Same translation.
(Registered by
Chad Harris, 2022, R. 2022) JI (6 F.), 38" (97 cm), Late bloom. Style arms and crests very dark black-purple (RHS 83A), tufted; F. mid blue-violet (90A), darker veins, gold-yellow signal; Edo style, flaring form. Parentage unknown. Kotakaen in Japan, before 1910.
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References
From Marx Gardens catalog, 1955: WARAI-HOTEI (Jovial God of Fortune) Each $2.50. A rare and most handsome variety. Intensely ruffled light blue with pronounced darker veining. Brilliant purple tufted center. Very late double. |
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Synonyms
Malmaison, President Harding, Waku-hotei, Warai-hotel; listed in Yokohama Nursery 1912 catalog as 'Waraihotei'
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