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This rarely offered variety represents a truly dwarf maidenhair, usually less than six inches tall and spreading very slowly into a very small‐scale groundcover. The glossy black stalks hold aloft typical, but greatly dwarfed maidenhair foliage. Deciduous and best with good drainage in a relatively rich organic soil in light shade. Native to coastal bluffs and cliffs on Vancouver Island, Canada. These were grown from spore collected in the Alpine Garden here at the RSBG. A perfect plant for a container or tucked in amongst rocks in a rockery.

A pendulous evergreen perennial related to African Violets. The small, firm leaves are lanceolate in shape and a deep glossy green, hanging in pairs on the long and pendant branches. The deep orange-red flowers are curved in shape and produced in abundance in the autumn. Best in a hanging basket or on an old stump (in milder gardens). Can also be grown as a houseplant. This has been the most cold hardy species in the genus for us so far.

This is a pendulous evergreen perennial related to African Violets. The firm and narrow glossy leaves hang in pairs on the pendant branches. Bright red shiny calyces open to reveal a long tubular orange-red flower with spots in the throat, very striking. Best in a hanging basket or on an old stump (in milder regions). It can also be used as a houseplant. This collection from the eastern Himalaya.

This is a pendulous evergreen perennial related to African Violets. The firm and narrow glossy leaves hang in pairs on the pendant branches. This species with large and bright orange flowers on very long pendulous pedicels held well out from the glossy foliage. Best in a hanging basket or on an old stump (in mild gardens). Can also be used as a houseplant. Almost certainly new to cultivation. A collection from the Sino-Himalaya.

This is a pendulous evergreen perennial plant distantly related to African violets but with bright orange-red, long-tubular flowers. It is a member of the genus that gives us the “lipstick plant” - a common houseplant grown in hanging baskets. This epiphytic species is native to the Myanmar/Yunnan Frontier where it grows hanging from the trunks of trees alongside Agapetes spp. and orchids. This very distinctive species has long and linear but very thick and leathery leaves in pairs along the pendulous stems. Fine as a houseplant or in milder regions on an old log or stump where its pendulous branches can hang down.

A deciduous tree native to northern Vietnam that is now very rare in the wild. This forms a fine specimen with finely textured palmate foliage and terminal erect racemes of white flowers pollinated by swallowtail butterflies. The resulting fruits ("conkers") are the size of a softball. Fall foliage color varies from golden to bronze and russet tones. A rare opportunity, best in sun. 

A deciduous tree native to northern Vietnam that is now very rare in the wild. This forms a fine specimen with finely textured palmate foliage and terminal erect racemes of white flowers pollinated by swallowtail butterflies. The resulting fruits ("conkers") are the size of a softball. Fall foliage color varies from golden to bronze and russet tones. A rare opportunity, best in sun. 

Agapetes are epiphytic evergreen shrubs related to blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) but with larger and showier flowers. This is a selected form grown from seed produced by crossing A. pyrolifolia with A. smithiana var. major. This is a sister seedling to ‘Orange Marmalade’ but with lemon‑yellow flowers with darker chevrons vs. orange. An abundant bloomer and a vigorous grower. Requires excellent drainage and makes a great display in a moss‑lined hanging basket.