Large, upright evergreen shrubs or small trees.An extremely variable species with oblong to obovate or oblanceolate leaves.Variable in flower color, ranging from pale pink, rose and lavender to mauve, lilac and magenta.The 6 to 7 lobed flowers (early to late spring) are tubular bell-shaped with nectar pouches, ablotch and/or spots.This is a variable and widespread species in the wild but rarely seen in cultivation outside of major species collections.Native to SE Tibet, N Upper Burma and Yunnan Province, China where it occurs in various habitats from 9,000 to 13,000 ft.
1964/116LEO(+10).Early blooming form with rose marked lavender flowers.
1977/736(syn. eritimum)R#11354:WGP(+10).Flowers are pink blotched red.
1977/770(Eritrimum Group)F#25984: Windsor (+10 to +5\R1\5).I have not recorded flowering data on this clone which we received as “pale pink/lavender.”Rarely offered.
1997sd269AC#1910:RSBG(+5\R1\5).These are grown from seed collected wild by Alan Clark.Nice large plants.
