Rounded evergreen shrubs with extremely narrow leaves several inches in length but typically less than one inch in width.The foliage is similar to that of the closely related R. degronianum ssp. yakushimanum (except in shape) but emerges much later in the season.The pink to white flowers appear in early summer about a month later than those of a “yak.”A distinct and ornamental plant for its shade and tolerant of limestone soils.Native to a small area of C Honshu, Japan where it grows in forests from 6000 to 2,300 ft.
1973/173JHC:PHB(0).
1974/081KW:Huey(-15).Hardy in most areas, a medium sized shrub from Japan with pink flowers (June) and long linear leaves.
1974/131Wada (-10).Pink selection from the more recently introduced plants of this species which carry straight and narrow linear leaves up to eight inches long.
1976/047(makinoi)JHC(-15).
1984/152Larson(-15\R2\3).Unique, long and extremely narrow leaves with a "yak-like" indumentum.The flowers are white flushed pink in early summer.One of the outstanding species in the genus for foliage effect.
1995sd29395ARS#399:RSBG(-15\R2\3).Grown from seed collected on Mt. Horaiji, Japan.Beautiful long leaves on these seedlings.Pink to white flowers in early summer.
