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Upright evergreen shrubs with reddish new growth. The lanceolate leaves have a long acuminate “drip-tip” which is quite distinctive. The widely funnel-shaped flowers (late winter to early spring) are pale to primrose yellow with green spots. A lovely species with early yellow flowers (very rare in the garden!) and attractive foliage. Easily grown and floriferous. Native to China (W Sichuan, NE Yunnan, Guizhou & Hubei) where it occurs in thickets, forests and along streams from 1,750 to 10,500 ft.

1974/079  'Bagshot Sands'  Glendoick  (0?\R1\8).  Large primrose yellow flowers with darker spots in early spring on this AM form (1953).  Good with R. mucronulatum.

1975/224  CW  (+5).  An FCC form with yellow flowers.

1975/225  (+10).  F. C. C. Exbury form with early tight yellow flowers, red spring foliage.

1977/697  Brodick  (+5).  Primrose-yellow large flowers in March.

1982/045  Lamellan:UBC  (+5).  A pink form of this popular species.

1984/061  BRO  (+5).  Yellow flowers.

1994/139  SB#9907:Berg  (+5\R1\6).  This clone grown from seed collected wild in Sichuan, China.

1995/088  C#5092:GLE  (0?\R1\8).  Our first offering of this clone grown from seed collected by Peter Cox.  Pale yellow flowers in early spring.  A nice woodland species.

1996sd242  SEH#076:RSBG  (0?\R1\6).  Grown from seed collected wild at around 9,000 ft. in S Sichuan.  Beautiful bright reddish purple new growth on these vigorous seedlings.

1996sd352  SEH#002:RSBG  (+5\R1\8).  My own collection from 9,600 ft. in S Sichuan, China.  Beautiful bright and glossy reddish purple new growth on these vigorous seedlings.

1996sd424  SEH#076:RSBG  (+5\R1\6).  One of the earliest species to bloom, with yellow flowers in late winter to early spring, typically with green spots. Upright evergreen shrubs with stunning reddish new growth.  My own collection from 9,600 ft. in S Sichuan, China.  Beautiful in the woodland garden.