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A member of the Gesneriaceae (African Violet family) native to eastern Asia where it grows on mossy cliffs and as an epiphyte in trees. This is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with slowly creeping stems lined with pairs of small and shiny, coarsely toothed leaves. In late summer, the large “snapdragon-like” flowers emerge, usually white with a pink flush and purplish veins. Rarely seen in cultivation. We grow the various different species in moss-lined orchid baskets so the creeping stems can emerge from the sides and bottom. This collection has survived outdoors frozen solid for a week in a hanging basket – amazing. This is the hardiest of all the species of Lysionotus. Our first offering, great in a shaded rock wall.
A member of the Gesneriaceae (African Violet family) native to eastern Asia where it grows on mossy cliffs and as an epiphyte in trees. This is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with slowly creeping stems lined with pairs of small and shiny, coarsely toothed leaves. In late summer, the large “snapdragon-like” flowers emerge, usually white with a pink flush and purplish veins. Rarely seen in cultivation. We grow the various different species in moss-lined orchid baskets so the creeping stems can emerge from the sides and bottom. This collection has survived outdoors frozen solid for a week in a hanging basket – amazing. This is the hardiest of all the species of Lysionotus. Our first offering, great in a shaded rock wall.
A close relative of the similar M. globosa and M. wilsonii, this species is native across much of southern China into Korea and Japan. This delightful species produces its pendant white flowers in early summer. The fragrant flowers are pure white with a reddish boss of stamens, quite striking. This forms a large spreading shrub to small tree and is great when planted near a path so that you can walk underneath the fragrant pendant flowers. Seedlings from seed collected at the RSBG from plants grown from seed collected in the wild (South Korea).
Deciduous trees to around 40-60 feet in height. This magnolia – one of the best of the “Chinese large-flowered magnolias” - is a widespread species in western and central China and is quite variable in flower. Most forms have very large and showy, pale to deep pink flowers in early spring, well before the new leaves emerge. This is a species that is rarely offered for sale.
A fine evergreen ornamental shrub native to China. This species features narrow racemes of densely crowded yellow flowers in late autumn. It has narrow leaflets on the pinnate leaves which are about eight inches in length and the growth habit is quite erect. Our first offering of this rarely cultivated species. A good choice for those spots in the garden that are maybe a bit too dry and shady for rhododendrons.
This is a trillium relative native over a wide range of Eurasia, from Europe in the west all the way to Siberia and Mongolia in the east. This herbaceous perennial is a woodland wildflower that slowly spreads via underground stems to form a small-scale groundcover. The leaves are in double pairs at the top of a short stem and the very unusual flower arises from the point where the leaves are all connected. In the autumn, each flower produces a single large blue berry which is also quite attractive. A rarely offered, beautiful and hardy wildflower that is easily grown in shade or under trees.
The Japanese Avocado is a stunning broad-leafed evergreen tree with very attractive, glossy foliage. The new growth is really beautiful, emerging bright reddish purple in the spring. Small but fragrant yellow-green flowers in clusters. Easily grown in shade or sun and quite tolerant of heat and humidity, growing well on the west coast as well as in the deep south. Native to eastern Asia and rarely offered for sale. Our first offering - you will love this plant!
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