Description
Agapetes serpens SEH#15033 A rhododendron relative with small, glossy and deep green pointed leaves arranged along long arching stems. Beautiful and interesting tubular bright red flowers lined with darker red chevrons hang in clusters along the pendulous stems. Epiphytic in the wild and best in a hanging basket or on an old stump. One of my very favorite plants, always attracts attention. Drought tolerant once established and it is best to strongly pinch it back for the first couple of years. Native to the eastern Himalaya where it grows from the branches of large rhododendrons and other trees. A very fine and distinct ornamental. My own collection from the wild with flowers a different shade of red than the typically cultivated form. (+15) RSBG
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Catalog Section: COMPANION PLANTS
RSBG : RSBG
Cultural Ratings : (+15\\)