Medium growing evergreen shrubs with densely tomentose branchlets.The elliptic to obovate leaves have a thick texture and are covered on the lower surface with a thickish gray to brown or reddish brown indumentum.The flowers (mid-spring are cram to pale yellow or white with red spots.A striking foliage plant with lovely flowers.Rarely seen in gardens due to difficulties of propagation and cultivation.Best in a cool but bright position with well-drained organic soil.Native to the eastern Himalayas where it occurs in various habitats from 10,000 to 14,000 ft.
1977/695(flinckii)Brodick(0).
1979/176WEB(0).Wild collected form from Sikkim.
1999sd136RSBG(-5\R3\3).These are vigorous large seedlings grown from a hand-pollinated cross here at the RSBG.The cross was between two unusual clones – 1976/323 – an intermediary form between lanatum and tsariense x 1975/112 (KW#13750) – which is close to flinckii.Mostly with reddish brown indumentum.
