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Large rounded and wide-spreading evergreen shrubs eventually forming small trees up to 40 ft. in the wild. The new foliage emerges with a shiny silvery indumentum which is quite showy and distinctive. The undersurface of the leaves is covered with a densely compacted silvery to brownish indumentum. The pink to purple or reddish flowers (mid-spring) are arranged in a large rounded inflorescence and may have a blotch. The pale to deeper brownish bark on the older stems is smooth and exfoliating, providing great ornamental appeal throughout the year. An outstandingly attractive and relatively hardy “big-leafed” species. Native in the eastern Himalayas where it is quite common, occurring in various habitats from 9,500 to 14,000 ft. 

1965/330  COR  (-5).  Form with grayed rose-pink flowers.

 1976/191  RBG  (-5). 

1991/060  BB#8818:Berg  (-4\R1\4).  Beautiful and hardy big-leaf species with large trusses of pink to reddish-purple flowers in mid-spring.  Striking new silvery foliage.  This clone grown from seed collected wild by Warren Berg on the Thrumseng La in Bhutan at 12,100 ft.

1997sd226  RSBG  (-5\R1\4).  These are robust seedlings grown from a controlled cross pollination here at the RSBG between 76/191 (RSBG form with ruby-red flowers) x 65/330 (Corsock form with magenta flowers).  NOTE:  Those of you with limited space and a preference may want to wait for next year’s catalog which will offer 2 or 3 selections of seedlings grown from my collections from selected color forms in the Himalaya of Sikkim.

 1997sd527  SEH#541:RSBG  (-5\R1\4).  Very large shrubs or small trees with beautiful large leaves and smooth, peeling bark.  The large trusses of pink to purple or reddish flowers appear in mid-spring.  These are grown from my collection of seed at 11,000 ft. in the Sikkim Himalaya from a plant with red flowers. One of the best of the hardy big-leafs.

1997sd577  SEH#591:RSBG  (-5\R1\4).  My own collection from 10,500 ft. in the Sikkim Himalaya from a selected plant with red flowers.

2000sd135  RSBG  (-5\R1\4).  As for 1997sd527 but grown from a hand-pollinated cross here in the garden between the RBGE and Corsock forms.

RSBG  These are grown from seed collected wild in the Sikkim Himalaya.  (?5\R1\4)  RSBG