Mounding tropical evergreen shrubs with dark glossy green obovate leaves.  The flowers are bright scarlet to red and tubular-funnel in shape.  An easily –grown, floriferous and interesting species that occurs further south than any other and is one of only two species native to Australia (NE Queensland).  Found in open bushland and on rocks from 3,000 to 4,400ft.

1978/096  TEE:MOSS  (+32\R1\?)  Scarlet flowers on this easily grown and floriferous vireya.

1979/029  STAN  (+32\R1\?).  Red flowers.

1980/145  Boskoop  (+32\R1\1/5).  An easy and reliable vireya.

1988/056  Rose Tree Garden  (+32\R1\1.5).  Unusual (for this species) pale carmine flowers on this clone collected wild on Mt. Finnegan.  Smooth glossy green leaves.  Excellent in a hanging basket.