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indumentum. The growth habit is somewhat upright and open. The juvenile
foliage is a unique red color. The tubular bell-shaped rose flowers
appear in trusses of 8-12. 12”- 15”
R. sutchuenense s. Fortunei s.s. Davidii (China - Szechwan 5,000-8,000
ft.)
Some Shade Tall 6’ Early March Rose to White -10°F.
This statuesque plant is widely branching with a stiff superstructure that
displays large oblong deep matte green leaves with a light green color
beneath. The flower color varies from rose, lavender-rose, light mauve
or white veiled pink with possible purple freckling. The bell-shaped
flowers are held in trusses of 8-12 blooms. (Fall 2014) 8”- 10”
R. tapetiforme s. Lapponicum (Tibet, Burma 11,500-15,000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Low 2’ Late March Pink to Purple -5°F.
A low growing shrub with small elliptic or oblong leaves. The top side is
dark green with semi-transparent scales, while the reverse side is reddish-brown
and scaly. Broadly funnel-shaped flowers range in color
from pink to pale rose-purple, or deep purplish blue. (Fall 2014) 6”- 8”
R. thayeranum s. Arboreum s.s. Argyrophyllum (China - Szechwan
9,000 ft.)
Some Shade Medium 5’ Late June White to Pink 0°F.
An upright plant with large 8” long narrow green leaves with a hint of
buff indumentum beneath. The compact blooms of white, blush-pink or
pink are presented in flower clusters of 10-20. (Fall 2014) 6”- 8”
R. thomsonii s. and s.s Thomsonii (Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet
10,000-14,000 ft.)
Some Shade Medium 5’ Late April Red +5°F.
This upright plant exhibits deep red bark. The dark green leaves have a
blue-white to pale green top surface and a glaucous underside. This plant
displays a parade of loose 10-12 flower clusters, each bell-shaped, 2½”
long of dark blood red with a ¾” long calyx. (Fall 2014) 6”- 8”
R. tsangpoense s. and s.s. Glaucophyllum (S.E. Tibet, Burma 8,000-
13,000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ May Pink to Purple 0°F.
Upright, open growing plant displaying foliage that has dark matte green
leaves on the top surface while the underside is very glaucous and scaly.
Bell-shaped flowers range from pink, pinkish purple to deep violet.
var. pruniflorum - Underside of the leaves are very scaly. 8”- 10”
∗R. tsariense s. Campanulatum. (Tibet, Bhutan 11,500-14,500 ft.)
Some Shade Low 3’ Late March Pink -5°F.
A rounded and spreading plant with beautiful foliage of smooth, jade
green leaves that cover the top and a thick woolly texture beneath. The
bell-shaped flushed-pink blooms with red freckling are held in loose
trusses of 3-4. 10”- 12”, 12”- 15”
R. vernicosum s. and s.s. Fortunei (China-Szechwan 9,000-14,000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 5’ Early May White/Pink -15°F.
An upright, spreading and somewhat open growing plant with 5” long
smooth-textured oval to oblong forest green leaves with lighter green
beneath. A variety of bloom colors range from white, bright rosy-pink, to
lavender-rose which at times includes red spotting within. 10”- 12”
R. wardii s. Thomsonii s.s. Souliei (S. E. Tibet, China - Yunnan,
Szechwan 10,000-14,000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 4’ Early May Yellow -5°F.
An upright and spreading plant with an informal growth habit, parading
4” long rounded oval-shaped dark green leaves above and light glaucous
beneath. Presented in loose rounded flower clusters of 7-14, blooms have
lemon yellow to sunshine yellow veiled green incorporated within, and
highlighted by a red flare in the throat. 8”- 10”
R. wasonii s. Taliense s.s. Wasonii (China - Szechwan 9,000-11,000 ft.)
Sun/Pt. Shade Medium 4’ Late April White/Pink/Yellow -5°F.
This upright and spreading plant is handsomely shrouded in deep forest
green leaves above with thick felt-like cocoa brown or terra cotta indumentum
below. Trumpet-shaped flowers vary in color from white to pale
cream, pink, rose or yellow poised in airy flat-topped blooms of 6-10.
8”- 10”
var. Edinburg - 10”- 12”
R. wightii s. Lacteum (Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Tibet, N.E. Upper Burma
11,000-14,000 ft.)
Some Shade Medium 5’ Late April Cream/Yellow +5°F.
This plant displays an open promenade with an informal leaf distribution.
Large 8” leaves are oblong, lance-shaped, bright emerald green
with buff of russet felt-like indumentum below. Uneven lax-shaped
blooms of 20 bell-shaped 2” long flowers exhibit colors which include
creamy-yellow to lemon yellow, to buff-yellow, to occasionally white
with red freckling or flare/freckling. (Fall 2014) 6”- 8”
∗R. williamsianum s. Thomsonii s.s. Williamsianum (China - Szechwan
8,000-10,000 ft.)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Late April Pink -5°F.
The rounded, smooth-textured green leaf has a blue-green reverse side
with a partial covering of small hairs and glands. The juvenile foliage is
a beautiful bronze color. The bell-shaped pink blooms hang in loose
clusters. The growth habit is dense, compact and spreading. 10”- 12”,
12”- 15”
R. wiltonii s. Taliense s.s. Wasonii (China - Szechwan 7,000-9,000 ft.)
Some Shade Medium 4’ Late April White to Pink -5°F.
The 5” long glossy and wrinkled top leaf surface has a light tan or
brown indumentum. The bell-shaped white to soft pink flowers with a
red eye are held in trusses up to 10. The growth habit is somewhat
mounding and compact. (Fall 2014) 8”- 10”
∗R. yakushimanum s. Ponticum s.s. Caucasicum (Japan)
Sun Low 3’ Mid-May Pink to White -25°F.
This well-branching and rounded growing plant has smooth-textured
dark green leaves with thick or woolly bronze indumentum. The new
growth has silvery-gray felted texture. The light pink bloom fades to
white trusses of 10 flowers each. The plant buds young, blooms consistently
and most varieties propagate easily.
Ben Nelson Form - a wonderful plant form. 12”- 15”
Berg form - a well branching, dense plant form. 10”- 12”, 12”- 15”
Caperci Form - large blooms. (Fall 2014)12”- 15”
Exbury Form - this variety blooms in mid May and has a smaller new
growth which is a silvery-gray color. 8”- 10”, 10”- 12”
Fawcett Form - a larger flat leaf with pink striped markings from the
margin to the throat on each lobe. 12”- 15”
Huey - a lighter buff colored indumentum. 10”- 12”, 12”- 15”
Ken Janeck - a larger leaf and plant size. The darker of all the pink
blooms. 8”- 10”, 12”- 15”, 15”- 18”
Koichiro Wada - formerly called the F.C.C. form. 10”- 12”
Mist Maiden - a larger plant form with an appleblossom pink bloom
fading to white. 10”- 12”, 12”- 15”
Phetteplace Form - a larger growing plant. 8”- 10”
Pink Parasol - a somewhat larger growing plant with darker pink
bloom color. 12”- 15”
Van Zile Form - a plant with persistent tomentum. 10”- 12”
White Velvet - new juvenile silvery-white foliage unfolds to dark green
leaves with thick tan indumentum. 8”- 10”, 12”- 15”
Whitney Form - a plant that blooms somewhat earlier than the Exbury
Form and the leaf shape is more rounded. New growth is a buff color.
8”- 10”, 10”- 12”
Yaku Angel - The leaf is narrower, longer and more convex. The bloom
shows less pink color. 10”- 12”
∗R. yunnanense s. Triflorum s.s. Yunnanense. (Burma, Tibet, China-
Yunnan & Szechwan 6,500-14,000 ft.)
Some Shade Medium 5’ Early May White 0°F.
A beautifully tall and slender, open and upright growing willowy plant.
The 4” long dark green scaly leaves become partly deciduous in the fall.
The open funnel-shaped white flowers with red freckling are in clusters
of 3-5. A very consistent and prolific blooming plant.
Bodinieri - a blush creamy-pink flower embellished with a showy
orange eye. 12”- 15”
Lavender - lavender funnel-shaped flowers. 10”- 12”, 12”- 15”
White/Red Eye - 12”-15”
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