Evergreen shrubs with the young stems densely covered with dark brown scales.The young leaves are also covered with scales, typically pale brown to silvery in color.The pendulous flowers are like a curved flaring tube in shape, pink to red or white in color and covered with brown scales.An easily grown and floriferous vireya with stunning foliage.Native to New Guinea where it occurs as an epiphyte from 6,900 to 8,500 ft.
1978/100SA:FM(+32).
1987/044RBGE(+32\R2\?).
1999/311Sleumer:Doleshy(+32\R1\3).A very good form with rounded leaves densely coated with brown scales.Large pink flowers in the shape of a curved narrowly tubular bell.A beautiful foliage plant.
