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A newly introduced species forming large, upright-growing shrubs with spectacular foliage and flowers. The very large and fragrant flowers are white to pink and occur in impressive inflorescences of up to 18 flowers in early summer. These showy blossoms are followed by vigorous new growth with attractive large leaves. Fine in sun or shade, the foliage will be much larger in the shade. A strong-growing, adaptable garden plant. These are grown from seed collected in the wild.
Large shrubs closely allied to the familiar calophytum with similar very large leaves but slightly different in shape and with a shiny upper leaf surface. The early spring flowers differ from those of calophytum in their slightly different shape, and in the fact that they are a solid pinkish-purple in color. Quite rare in the wild, two separate expeditions have failed to locate this species in the Jinggang Shan of western Jiangxi where it is thought to be endemic. This appears to be an isolated, far eastern extension of the calophytum complex. Grown from hand-pollinated seed produced here in the RSBG. Massive leaves on these beautiful specimens.
One of the hardiest and most garden-worthy of the "big-leaf" species. The attractively-colored flowers (mid-spring) open to shades of rose to pink before fading to white in this variety. A beautiful foliage plant with impressively large leaves. Best in light shade with protection from strong wind. Grown from seed collected in the wild from a newly explored region of the eastern Himalaya.
Of all the fantastic big-leaf species in cultivation, this is one of the best all-around garden plants. Easy to grow in light shade, this species has large and rounded leaves with a whitish to buff woolly indumentum on the lower surface. Large and showy yellow or cream-colored flowers, usually with a purple blotch. These are grown from hand-pollinated seed produced here at the RSBG.
One of the rarest of the big-leaf species in cultivation, closely related to protistum (“giganteum”). The similar large leaves develop their thin indumentum at a much younger age than that species and the flowers also appear much sooner in its long life. The large flowers (early spring) range in color from rose to deep red-purple. These are grown from a hand-pollinated cross here at the RSBG.
One of the rarest of the big-leaf species in cultivation, closely related to protistum (“giganteum”). The similar large leaves develop their thin indumentum at a much younger age than that species and the flowers also appear much sooner in its long life. The large flowers (early spring) range in color from rose to deep reddish-purple. These are grown from seed collected in a newly explored region of the eastern Himalaya and represent one of the first re-introductions of this rare species from the wild. A rare opportunity to grow this rare taxon from a wild source.
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.
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.
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