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An easily grown large shrubby species with smooth and shiny, deep green foliage. The flowers (early summer) are typically in various shades of purple. A great species for light to deep shade in our climate. Very tough and a great source of color after the rush of spring bloom. This selection with strikingly variegated foliage.
An easy and floriferous species, related to yunnanense and augustinii but with white flowers. Shiny blue-green foliage and an upright habit. Looks great blooming with augustinii and/or davidsonianum. Makes a fine screening plant. Easy and vigorous in sun or light shade.
Large, upright growing shrubs or small trees with very densely scaly foliage and young stems. The leaves and stems are fragrant when crushed or on a hot sunny day. The widely funnel-shaped flowers (mid-spring) come in various shades of pink or lavender and even white flushed pink, usually with darker spots or a blotch. A very ornamental and easily grown species for sun or shade, providing a great display of flowers every spring. Quite variable over its extensive range in SW China and adjacent N Myanmar where it occurs in various habitats from 7,500 to 14,000 ft. Grown from seed collected in the wild. Very vigorous young plants with attractive scaly foliage.
Large, upright growing shrubs or small trees with very densely scaly foliage and young stems. The leaves and stems are fragrant when crushed or on a hot sunny day. The widely funnel-shaped flowers (mid-spring) come in various shades of pink or lavender and even white flushed pink, usually with darker spots or a blotch. A very ornamental and easily grown species for sun or shade, providing a great display of flowers every spring. Quite variable over its extensive range in SW China and adjacent N Myanmar where it occurs in various habitats from 7,500 to 14,000 ft. Grown from seed collected in the wild. Very vigorous young plants with attractive scaly foliage.
Large, upright growing shrubs or small trees with very densely scaly foliage and young stems. The leaves and stems are fragrant when crushed or on a hot sunny day. The widely funnel-shaped flowers (mid-spring) come in various shades of pink or lavender and even white flushed pink, usually with darker spots or a blotch. A very ornamental and easily grown species for sun or shade, providing a great display of flowers every spring. Quite variable over its extensive range in SW China and adjacent N Myanmar where it occurs in various habitats from 7,500 to 14,000 ft. Grown from seed collected in the wild. Very vigorous young plants with attractive scaly foliage.
A very distinct species with long and very narrow, stiff and rigid leaves which are “canoe-shaped” in cross section. A stunning plant for foliage effect with the bonus of white flushed pink flowers in early summer, long after the main burst of spring bloom. Worth growing for its subtropical appearing foliage alone. A rarely offered, cold tolerant and completely unmistakable species.
A beautiful dwarf to medium-growing species with striking foliage and attractive flowers. This plant has a relatively low mounding habit with a deep reddish-brown indumentum on the undersides of the ovate, very glossy leaves. This clone with white flushed pink flowers in late spring. Best in sun or light shade with good drainage. Only a few available this year but nice large specimens. Rarely offered due to propagation difficulties.
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