Predominant Flower Color:  Pink

Flower/Truss Description:  Oblique-campanulate, pale to deep to purplish pink, crimson basal blotch. Ball-shaped truss holds 15-20 flowers.

Fragrant:  No

Bloom Time:  Early to Early Midseason

Foliage Description:  Leaves oblong to oblanceolate, up to 18" long, silvery to buff shiny indumentum.

Plant Habit:  Upright large shrub or tree

Height:  6 feet in 10 years.

Cold Hardiness Temp:  5°F  ( -15°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L):  E

Sub Genus:  Hymenanthes

Section:  Ponticum

Sub Section:  Grandia

Geographical Origin:  China (S Tibet)

Glossary of plant description terminology.
Note: Bloom time and 10 year height information are approximate and can vary dependent on weather and growing conditions.
Cold hardiness temperature is also an approximate value.