This is and old cultivar with yellow variegation. It is protected from hot sun. The first pic was taken end of May and the other (with frosted leaves) mid-November Regards Gomero
This cultivar displays a constantly changing pattern of colors in the leaves. These are 3 pics taken within the last 10 days showing the evolution of the same plant (which is the same as the pics I posted last year). Really interesting. Gomero
Dear Gomero, Nishiki Gasane looks a bit like Sagara Nishiki, and so I'm wondering if it has the rugose quality Sagara Nishiki exhibits. My Sagara Nishiki is awfully bumpy and lumpy, and quietly beautiful. The color variations you have posted on Nishiki Gasane are extraordinary. I wouldn't have thought it was the same plant at all. It seems that I will have a Nishiki Gasane coming my way some time this fall, so I want to learn more about it. I think highly of my Sagara Nishiki and would therefore welcome any comments you might have about their similarities and differences. Many thanks, Mapledia
Hi Mapledia, If you read both Van Gelderens and Vertrees/Gregory descriptions in their books, they all say that Nishiki Gasane and Sagara Nishiki are the same. I have had Nishiki Gasane for 4 years now but for Sagara Nishiki this would be the first year, so I cannot confirm their claim. I do notice however, that, based on observation these days, their leaves are not the same color when leafing out. Nishiki Gasane goes through a palette before it settles down to its characteristic variegation later in the season. The Sagara Nishiki seems to display the variegation from the start. But I do not want to make any conclusions just based on this year's behaviour, I would need to observe them for several years to see any significant pattern. The first two pics are from the Nishiki Gasane, the other two from the Sagara Nishiki, all taken today after a nice rainfall! Gomero
