Rounded evergreen shrubs with ascending bristly branches.Very attractive foliage, shiny and rugulose on the upper surface, with a thick cinnamon brown indumentum on the lower.The fleshy bell-shaped flowers (late winter to mid-spring) are deep red or scarlet to carmine.One of the first species to bloom in the garden each year.This species seems to have a very limited range in the wild and has only been found in a small area of NE India (Arunachal Pradesh) and adjacent NE Upper Burma where it occurs in various high montane habitats from 9,000 to 11,000 ft.
1973/027GRE:WW(+10).A form with blood-red flowers in April.
1974/115ROBB(+5\R2\3)Carmine-rose flowers (52C).Our first offering of this clone with “translucent watermelon” colored flowers.
1976/005JHC(+10).Form with red flowers.
1977/217Robbins(+5\R2\3). Shiny rugulose leaves with a thick cinnamon-brown indumentum beneath.Bell-shaped carmine-rose flowers in early spring.A very attractive plant in foliage and flower.Light shade.
