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saluenense

 1979/044  F#21772:Borde Hill  (-5).  Small shrub to 4 ft.  Typical form of a Chinese native from a   Forrest collection.

saluenense ssp. chameunum

Compact prostrate or dwarf mounding evergreen shrubs with attractive tiny rounded leaves.  These are shiny and smooth on the upper surface with a dense layer of brownish scales beneath and bristly margins.  The widely funnel-shaped flowers (mid-spring to early summer) are purple to reddish purple or magenta.  A choice dwarf species for the rock garden or a colorful mass planting as a large-scale groundcover.  Native to alpine habitats from 11,500 to 17,000 ft. in NE Burma and China (SE Tibet, NW Yunnan and SE Sichuan).

1966/597  GLE  (0).  Prostrate form with purple-crimson flowers.

1973/220  (-15).  Prostrate shrublet with aromatic bright green foliage and widely funnel-shaped flowers of rich magenta.  Excellent for rock gardens.  From Fred Robbins garden.

1973/246  EXB:WOOD  (-5?\R2\1).  Flowers bright red-purple with darker flecks in this AM clone.

1980/076  (chameunum)  CH  (-5).  Purple-rose flowers.

1993sd309  TB#9210:RSBG  (-5\R1\2).  Grown from seed collected wild in SE Tibet.

saluenense ssp. saluenense

Erect but compact evergreen shrubs with bristly leaves and stems. The leaves are scaly and less shiny on the upper surface than ssp. chameunum. The widely funnel-shaped flowers (mid-spring) are magenta to purple or red-purple. An excellent plant for the rock garden, tolerant of sun but requiring excellent drainage. A bit more vigorous and larger than the closely related and more widely grown ssp. chameunum. Native to SE Tibet, NE Burma and NW Yunnan, China where it occurs from 11,000 to 14,000 ft. in various alpine habitats.

1969/876  R#110:Wood (-5\R1\3). A very good form of this small-leafed alpine species with deep rose-purple flowers and darker flecks in mid-spring.  Easy and floriferous in a sunny well-drained position.

1975/257   (saluenense affinity)  97ARS#501:RSBG  (-5\R1\3).  I am selling this clone as saluenense affinity as it seems to lie between that species and the closely related R. calostrotum. A nice looking plant.

1982/163  HU:BIR  (-5).  Flowers deep red-purple.

1998/447   A distinct alpine species with deep rose-purple to purple flowers in mid-spring. Easy and floriferous in a sunny well-drained position. These are grown from my collection of seed at 11,800 ft. in NW Yunnan.  (-5\R1\3)