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 A newly introduced species with very attractive, smooth and glossy, olive-green foliage and stunning rose-purple flowers in mid-spring. Each flower is highlighted by a large starry reddish-purple calyx. Very striking and quite distinct. Easy in light shade and seems to be quite hardy. The new growth of this species is particularly attractive. This offering has been grown from hand-pollinated seed produced here at the RSBG.

This is one of the finest species in cultivation. These are seedlings grown from seed collected in the wild and this collection features very attractive glaucous-blue foliage. Always reliable, free-blooming, and like all trifloras, does not need to be dead-headed. Pinkish to lavender flowers in mid- to late spring. Easy to grow and best in light shade. Nice large plants.

 These are seedlings grown from a hand-pollination here at the RSBG utilizing what we are currently calling R. fortunei (round-leaf form). The parent plants were grown from seed of “orbiculare ssp. cardiobasis” collected wild by Alan Clark in NE Guangxi and they do look very much like what one would expect – rounded leaves with a strongly cordate leaf base - very similar to the leaves of orbiculare. However, once the original seedlings flowered, we realized they were actually more closely related to the widespread and variable R. fortunei with large and upright trusses of very openly campanulate and fragrant white to pink flowers in late spring (vs. the pendulous, non-fragrant bells of orbiculare in mid-spring). The habit of this new collection was also much more upright and tree-like (as in fortunei) vs. a dense rounded shrub (as in orbiculare). So – these are basically large and vigorous, upright evergreen shrubs with round, very “orbiculare”-like foliage and showy fragrant flowers in late spring to early summer. The parent plants are simply stunning. 

A beautiful species which is quite new to cultivation. This is a large-growing Fortunea and is similar to the species fortunei but with much larger and longer, very shiny leaves. The flowers are somewhat similar as well but more purple-pink (darker than those of R. fortunei) and about a month earlier in the season. These are grown from hand-pollinated seed produced here at the RSBG from plants grown from wild seed. Native to the same mountain in southern China as R. yuefengense so we are assuming it will be of similar hardiness.

This is a hand-pollination done here at the RSBG utilizing our darkest pink form of williamsianum combined with our hardiest form of griffithianum. The results could lead to a dwarf ‘Loderi’ type with rounded leaves and pink flowers? Please let us know how your plant survives and what the flowers look like when it blooms. 

A newly introduced, very ornamental and distinct species from the S Yunnan/N Vietnam frontier. The quite large, white and fragrant flowers appear in mid-summer. This vigorous species is similar in general appearance to its relative R. hemsleyanum but with narrower leaves and a more upright and narrow growth habit and much larger flowers. One of the fastest growing of all species. These are grown from seed collected in the wild.

This species forms a large and upright growing evergreen shrub with white to pink or lavender flowers - often with a darker blotch. Easy and floriferous, tolerant of sun or shade, and relatively drought resistant once established. This fine selection from Bodnant Gardens in Wales has rose flowers with magenta flecks and is one of the first plants accessioned into the RSBG collection.