Pot Size: 10 litre Price: £45.00 Description: From a distinct seed collection gathered with Peter Wharton (which the best form will be named for) on the Chinese border in the very north of Vietnam in the soggy autumn of 2007. Distinct in being a bright purple flowering form of this upright semi-evergreen shrubby species to 2m tall, flowering on the new wood. With angled white stems bearing softly white hairy lanceolate-ovate leaves and sturdy terminal upright spiked inflorescences, January through to early spring. Requires full sun and a well drained site, sheltered from the coldest winds. Only hardy to -5C for short periods, hence best grown in a sheltered position. As can be seen from the description, it is nothing like B. hookeri, which is considered to be a synonym of this species.
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