Pot Size: 1.5 litre Price: £15.00 Description: Found growing as a lithophyte on vertical limestone karst in north-eastern Vietnam on my late 2018 expedition. A small newly discovered species of this rhizomatous perennial with evergreen dark foliage purple-red below. Quite similar to H. villosum, but with 7-10 glabrous lanceolate evergreen leaves 15-25cm long, on short arching stems to 1m tall. Bearing 15cm long terminal inflorescences, with a succession of long slender white fragrant flowers terminating in distinct arrow-shaped anthers, from September-October in the wild. Best grown in full sun in a well drained leafy moisture retentive soil, protect from frost with a heavy mulch or keep in containers.
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