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R. fictolacteum s. Falconeri (Tibet, China - Yunnan, Szechwan 10,000-
13,000 ft.)
Some Shade Tall 6’ Mid-April White -5°F.
A plant that has fairly large, somewhat glossy dark green leaves with
bronze or brown indumentum. Bell-shaped blushed white flowers with a
crimson eye are held in tight globe-shaped trusses of 12-20. Must wait
10 years for this plant to bloom. (Fall 2014) 8”- 10”
R. fletcheranum s. Maddenii s.s. Ciliicalyx (Tibet, 13,000-14,000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Late April Yellow +5°F.
The flowers are a bright lemon yellow above deep green foliage with
branches that are bristly and hairy. The leaves turn deep bronze in the
winter. 10”- 12”
R. forrestii s. Neriiflorum s.s. Forrestii (S.E. Tibet, Yunnan, Burma,
11,000-15,000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Dwarf 1’ Late April Red -20°F.
Very slow growing, prostrate and spreading habit with dark shiny green
leaves which are rounded in shape. Tubular bell-shaped bright scarlet or
crimson flowers are borne sightly or in pairs.
Var. repens - Leaves are a pale green below with bright red flowers.
10”- 12”
R. fortunei s. and s.s. Fortunei (East China - Chekiang 3,000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 5’ Early May Pink -15°F.
A delightfully fragrant plant with deep matte green elliptic leaves that
have a lighter green-color beneath. The attractive large pink flowers
entirely cover the plant. 10”- 12”
var. Emma & May - Shell pink fragrant flowers on an upright growingplant.
15”- 18”
R. fulgens s. Campanulatum (Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Tibet,
11,000-15,000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 4’ April Red +5°F.
A very compact, mounding plant with medium-sized oval to oblong
leaves that are smooth and dark green on top, with paler green and a
heavy layer of reddish brown felt underneath. Scarlet-crimson tubular,
bell-shaped flowers are held in tight trusses of 10-15 with large, very
dark nectar pouches. (Fall 2014) 8”- 10”
R. glaucophyllum s. and ss. Taliense (E. Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, S.E.
Tibet, North East Frontier Agency, 9,000-12,000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Late April White to Pink 0°F.
This shrub has an open upright habit. Aromatic leaves, are lanceolate to
elliptic-lanceolate, dark dullish green on top, white with a waxy bluishgreen
cast and slightly scaly underneath. Bell-shaped flowers are white,
pink, or rose-pink to pinkish purple, and have a large leafy calyx. The
blooms are carried in loose rounded trusses. 8”- 10”
R. glischrum s. Barbatum s.s. Glischrum (China-Yunnan, Upper Burma,
S.E. Tibet, 13,000-14,000 ft.)
Sun/Pt. Shade Medium 5’ Late April Pink to White -5°F.
The growth habit on this plant tends to be open and leggy. Large oblanceolate
leaves are grayish-green on top, paler and hairy on the reverse.
Bell-shaped flowers are set in trusses of 10-15 and are pink, white or
deep plum rose, blotched and spotted crimson. (Fall 2014) 6”- 8”
R. globigerum s. Taliense s.s. Roxieanum (China 11,000-12,000 ft.)
Some Shade Semi-Dwarf 2’ Late April White -5°F.
Remarkable lance-like leaves 3" long are matte deep green above with
thick deep cinnamon-brown indumentum beneath. This mounding plant
is canopied with dense amply furnished leaves and blooms of conical
outline of white or white shaded pink with red freckling within. 10”- 12”
R. grande s. Grande (Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan 7,500-10,000ft.)
Some Shade Tall 6’ March White/Pink/Yellow +5°F.
A sturdy and statuesque plant with stiff upright branches displaying large
oblong-elliptic gray-green leaves with silvery indumentum beneath.
Large globe-shaped trusses of light pink, white, rose or creamy-yellow
with 3” bell-shaped flowers are eclipsed with a purple eye within. Plants
bloom at approximately 10 + years of age. 8”- 10” $25.00
R. hanceanum s. Triflorum s.s. Hanceanum (China - Szechwan 5,000-
13,000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Dwarf 1’ Late April Creamy Yellow 0°F.
A carpet of dense leaves 4” long, ovate-lancelate or lancelate deep green
with scales above contrasted with none below, along with a lighter green
leaf color. Growth habit is rounded, and compact with some openness
that exhibits lightly scented 1” long clusters of creamy white to a possible
yellow with a deeply lobed calyx. (Fall 2014) 6”- 8”
R. hippophaeoides s. Laponicum (China - Yunnan, Szechwan 9,000-
14000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Early April Blue -25°F.
The oblong and scaly leaves are matte dark green on top with thick scaly
gray green color beneath. The growth habit upright and spreading. Small
blue tubular flowers are held in clusters of 6-8 and abuntantly produced.
12”- 15”
∗R. hirsutum s. Ferrugineum (Alps of South Central Europe)
Some Shade Dwarf 2’ Mid-June Pink -15°F.
The small elliptic shiny deep green leaves are partially covered with
rusty scales on the reverse side along with bristles on the leaf edges. The
growth habit is mounding and spreading. The ¾” small trumpet-shaped
rosy-pink to white flowers are held in clusters of 5-8. (Fall 2014) 8”- 10”
R. hodgsonii s. Falconeri (Sikkim to Bhutan 10,000-12,500 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 5’ Late April Rose to Purple +10°F.
This plant is silhouetted with large oblong leaves of smooth semi-glossy
deep green above, that beautifully interfaces with smooth beige indumentum
beneath. Well-branching thick stems eventually develop smooth
reddish peeling bark. Flower color can vary from rosy hues to crimson
to purple; all are 2” tubular bell-shaped rounded blooms. It does not
bloom as a young plant, but is worth the wait. 12”- 15”
R. hyperythrum s. Ponticum s.s. Caucasicum (Formosa 3,000-4,000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Late April White -15°F.
This compact and spreading plant has unique long, narrow and curly,
smooth textured dark green leaves above with red freckling below. Ballshaped
white flowers with purple spotting in the troat appear in midspring.
(Fall 2014) 8”- 10”
∗R. impeditum s. Lapponicum. (China - Yunnan & Szechwan 9,000-
16,000 ft.)
Sun Dwarf 1’ Late May Blue -15°F.
A compact and rounded growing plant has very small gray-green leaves
with aromatic fragrance. The small bright deep-blue flowers totally
cover itself . This plant has the capability of adapting to a very warm
environment, such as reflected heat against a fence or building. Excellent
for rock gardens. 8”- 10”, 12”- 15”
R. insigne s. Arboreum s.s. Argyrophyllum, (China - Szechwan 7,000-
10,000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Late May Pink/White 0°F.
A well-branching, compact and rounded plant presenting remarkably
thick and glossy dark green leaves, underscored with polished indumentum.
Bell-shaped pink to white flat-topped groups of 8 flowers, enhanced
with red freckling within and rosy-pink stripes radiating from the throat
to the margins. 12”- 15”
R. intricatum s. Lapponicum (China - Szechwan 11,000-15,000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Dwarf 1’ Late April Lavender Blue -15°F.
A compact and dense growing plant with very small dark green scaly
leaves with a pale-green underside. The profuse lavender-blue small
tubular flowers totally cover the plant. Ideally suited for rock gardens
and Bonsai. 12”- 15”
R. iodes s. Taliense s.s. Roxieanum (S. E. Tibet 12,000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-April White -10°F.
This well-branching rounded framework is attractively covered with
lance-shaped deep olive green leaves above with an infrastructure of rust
colored indumentum beneath. Rounded bell-shaped blooms of white or
veiled white with red freckling within. 8”- 10”
R. irroratum s. and s.s. Irroratum (China - Yunnan, Szechwan 9,000-
11,000 ft.)
Some Shade Medium 5’ Mid-Apriil Cream to Pink 0°F.
This upright plant is canopied with narrowly elliptic smooth-textured
green leaves above, with a paler underside. Tubular bell-shaped white
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