Common Name:

Plant Type:
Evergreen shrub
Family:
Ericaceae (The Heath Family)
Geographic Origin:
South and Southeast Asia
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
3-4 feet
Landscape/Garden Uses:
shade gardens
Flowering Season:
Spring

Flower Color:
Red
Exposure:
Light shade
Soils:
Light acid soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 20-25 degrees F.

An unusual hybrid between Agapetes serpens and A. rugosum. It is of distinctly more upright habit than serpens, growing at least 4 foot tall. It also has larger, broader leaves and small clusters of tubular one and a half inch flowers, checkered with maroon on a cream-white background.