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These plants are the result of a natural hybridization occurrence in the wild. The seed was collected from plants of the newly described species R. yuanbaoshanense but the resulting plants are obviously "contaminated" by R. fortunei which was growing nearby. These are vigorous seedlings with rounded leaves and are very similar in appearance to the fantastic yuanbaoshanense but are just a bit "off" from what you would expect these plants to look like.
Stiffly upright shrubs with broadly lanceolate, rigid and shiny leaves. The showy white flowers (late spring) are almost flat in shape with reddish flecks. A distinct and easily grown species with unusual stiff foliage and saucer-shaped flowers late in the season. Known only from a few mountains in NE Yunnan where it occurs around 10,000 ft. Our first offering in many years.
A very rare species in cultivation, this is closely related to the more familiar glischrum, differing in its shorter foliar and stem hairs giving it a more “fuzzy” appearance. Pink to white flushed pink flowers, usually with red spots. Best in light shade. This offering has been grown from hand-pollinated seed produced here at the RSBG.
Large, upright evergreen shrubs with masses of beautiful flowers in mid-spring. An outstanding plant from Bovee’s Nursery. This selection has large deep blue-purple flowers with darker purple flecks. Easily grown in sun or shade and very floriferous. Great with white and pink flowered rhododendrons.
Large, upright evergreen shrubs with masses of beautiful flowers in mid-spring. This selection has large deep blue-purple flowers with a large greenish blotch and is one of the last forms of this variable species to flower in spring. Easily grown in sun or shade and very floriferous. Great with white and pink flowered rhododendrons. An outstanding selection.
A relatively newly described species. This is considered to be related to the widespread, though rarely cultivated, species – R. micranthum and has similar flowers that are small and white in rounded clusters, much like a ledum. The very distinct glossy foliage is long and narrowly elliptic and densely brown scaly beneath. Quite rare in the wild, currently known only from a small area in eastern Guizhou, China.
This forms a rounded shrub with red-purple flowers in mid-spring. An admired species due to its stunning young foliage which emerges an intense blue-green with a white indumentum beneath. The indumentum eventually darkens to a thick orange-brown. A very striking and eye-catching plant in late spring and early summer and one of the most distinct and delightful species in the genus due to its incredible foliage. To be honest, this is a very shy-bloomer which is a bonus as the flowers are a rather harsh color against the glaucous blue foliage in my opinion.
Large upright shrubs with shiny foliage and pinkish to lavender or (rarely) white flowers in mid-spring. The leaves have a dense and dark indumentum beneath. Grown from seed produced by a hand-pollination of two of our best clones here at the RSBG. Native to the Himalaya Mountains where this is a common, widespread and variable species.
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