Predominant Flower Color: White, Pink
Flower/Truss Description: Oblique-campanulate, white, also pale lilac to pink, blotched and spotted crimson. Ball-shaped truss holds 12-30 flowers.
Fragrant: No
Bloom Time:
Early Midseason
Foliage Description: Leaves obovate to oblanceolate, up to 12" long, rusty brown to dark brown indumentum.
Plant Habit: Large erect shrub or small tree
Height: 5 feet in 10 years.
Cold Hardiness Temp: -5°F (
-21°C)
Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): E
Sub Genus: Hymenanthes
Section: Ponticum
Sub Section: Falconera
Geographical Origin: China (SE Tibet, NW Yunnan), NE Burma
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