Species: ciliatum
SubSection: Maddenia
Native Country(s): Burma, China
Regions: Burma : NE
Species Desc:
Low-growing compact evergreen shrubs with reddish brown peeling bark. The large funnel-shaped flowers are white or white flushed pink in early to mid-spring. The distinct and attractive glossy foliage is elliptic in shape with long hairs on the upper surface and fringing the margin. Tolerant of alkaline soil and fairly drought tolerant once established. Often a common species in mountain forests, boggy areas and rocky hillsides from 8,000 to 13,000 ft. in the eastern Himalayas.
Citimax Desc:
Low-growing compact evergreen shrubs with reddish brown peeling bark. The large funnel-shaped flowers are white or white flushed pink in early to mid-spring. The distinct and attractive glossy foliage is elliptic in shape with long hairs on the upper surface and fringing the margin. Tolerant of alkaline soil and fairly drought tolerant once established. Often a common species in mountain forests boggy areas and rocky hillsides from 8000 to 13000 ft. in the eastern Himalayas. 1965/352 BROD (+10 or +5?). White flowers. 1966/665 WOOD (+5?R15). Flowers white flushed pink (55C). 1980/077 LS&H#16019:Castle Howard (+5R14). Large funnel-shaped white flushed pink flowers in early to mid-spring. Attractive glossy foliage with peeling reddish brown bark. This clone from seed collected in E Nepal. 1982/172 HED#378:HED (+10). White flowers with a slight rose blush in this form collected by Milke Danda in Nepal at 11500 ft. 1995/072 BLM#324:Glendoick (+5R14). Easy and floriferous species with attractive hairy foliage and large funnel-shaped white flushed pink flowers. Good in sun or light shade. Forms a nice low mound. 1997sd531 SEH#545:RSBG (+5R14). Compact and mounding evergreen species with glossy and hairy foliage. Smooth and exfoliating reddish brown bark and large white to white flushed pink flowers in early to mid-spring. My own collection from 11000 ft in the Sikkim Himalaya. Beautiful and easy.
Accessions:
1965/352 BROD (+10 or +5?). White flowers.
1966/665 WOOD (+5?R15). Flowers white flushed pink (55C).
1980/077 LS&H#16019 – Castle Howard (+5R14). Large funnel-shaped white flushed pink flowers in early to mid-spring. Attractive glossy foliage with peeling reddish brown bark. This clone from seed collected in E Nepal.
1982/172 HED#378 – HED (+10). White flowers with a slight rose blush in this form collected by Milke Danda in Nepal at 11,500 ft.
1995/072 BLM#324 – Glendoick (+5R14). Easy and floriferous species with attractive hairy foliage and large funnel-shaped white flushed pink flowers. Good in sun or light shade. Forms a nice low mound.
1997sd531 SEH#545 – RSBG (+5R14). Compact and mounding evergreen species with glossy and hairy foliage. Smooth and exfoliating reddish brown bark and large white to white flushed pink flowers in early to mid-spring. My own collection from 11,000 ft in the Sikkim Himalaya. Beautiful and easy.
1997sd573 SHE #587 (+5R13). Easy and floriferous species with attractive hairy foliage and large, funnel-shaped white flushed pink flowers in early spring. Forms a nice low mound of glossy foliage. From wild collected seed.
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