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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 lightshade. Native to coastal bluffs and cliffs on Vancouver Island. 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 early 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 mouth, 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 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.
Agapetes are epiphytic evergreen shrubs related to blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) but with larger and showier flowers. Our first offering of this new hybrid selection. 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.
Agapetes are epiphytic evergreen shrubs related to blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) but with larger and showier flowers. This is only the second‑ever hybrid Agapetes produced/offered for sale (‘Ludgvan Cross’ is the other). This is a selected form grown from seed produced by crossing A. pyrolifolia with A. smithiana var. major. The abundantly produced flowers are orange in color with darker chevrons – a really attractive blossom. Requires excellent drainage and makes a great display in a moss‑lined hanging basket.
Agapetes are evergreen shrubs related to blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) but with larger and showier flowers. This is a white‑flowered species with blue‑green new foliage on long and arching, densely hairy stems. The pendulous tubular white flowers have green tips and are followed by red “blueberries”. We have had this outside for a few years, so it appears to be relatively hardy for this genus. This species is very similar in appearance to A. malipoensis but smaller‑growing and with smaller leaves.
Agapetes are evergreen shrubs related to blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) but with larger and showier flowers. This is a stunning species which features beautiful foliage and flowers. The long arching stems are a bit more upright and stiff than most of the other Agapetes we grow. The broadly lanceolate leaves are up to four inches in length with strongly toothed margins. They are quite glossy and very bullate with deeply impressed veins. The striking pendant flowers of deep yellow hang in clusters from the leaf axils in late summer. A fantastic new introduction. Best in a hanging wire/moss basket or in an old stump or log in milder regions.
Agapetes are evergreen shrubs related to blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) but with larger and showier flowers. This is a plant known in the trade as a selected form or hybrid of Agapetes serpens. We finally obtained cuttings a few years ago only to realize it is simply a very typical form of the lovely Agapetes hosseana, a species which we were already growing from seed collected wild in northern Thailand. This species has small, glossy and deep green, rounded–elliptic leaves arranged along long arching pendulous stems. The beautiful and interesting, narrowly tubular red flowers hang in clusters along the pendulous stems. The red flowers are highlighted by the brilliant deep green corolla lobes. Agapetes are epiphytic in the wild and best in a hanging basket or on an old stump.
Agapetes are evergreen shrubs related to blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) but with larger and showier flowers. An evergreen epiphytic blueberry from the cloud forests of Asia. This species is more compact in growth than many of its epiphytic relatives and not particularly pendulous as so many species in this genus tend to be. Glossy and small rounded leaves along the stems for a very dense habit and appearance. This distinct species has bell-shaped pale to deep red flowers - unusual for this genus. Our first offering.
Agapetes are evergreen shrubs related to blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) but with larger and showier flowers. This is an evergreen epiphytic shrub from the cloud forests of Asia. This species is more compact in growth than many of its epiphytic relatives. Glossy and small rounded leaves along the stems for a very dense habit and appearance. This unusual species has white tubular flowers enclosed by large, rounded and showy, colorful bracts. Very distinct. This species has been hardy for us for many years in the open garden.
Agapetes are evergreen shrubs related to blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) but with larger and showier flowers. This is an epiphytic evergreen shrub with small, glossy and deep green pointed leaves arranged along long arching stems. Beautiful and interesting tubular bright red flowers lined with darker red chevrons hang in clusters along the pendulous stems. Epiphytic in the wild and best in a hanging basket or on an old stump. Somewhat drought tolerant once established and it is best to strongly pinch it back for the first couple of years. Native to the eastern Himalaya where it grows from the branches of large rhododendrons and other trees. A very fine and distinct ornamental. This is a selection from the wild that differs from the original introduction that has been widely grown around the world for many years. This new selection has large and very deeply colored blood‑red flowers that are much more “inflated” in shape (vs. the typical narrow tube). Quite distinct and a really spectacular new addition to our palette of Agapetes species and hybrids.