annae
(IRRORATA  H3-4)  White open bell shaped flowers usually with purple spotting.  May - June.  Interesting dark green narrow leaves on a bushy upright plant.  Height 125-150 cm.  

arboreum
(ARBOREA  H3-4)  Flowers vary from red (more tender) to pink and white (hardiest).  March-April.  Silvery to red indumentum.  The National flower of Nepal.  Height 150cm, with a tree like habit.  Prefers woodland shelter.

arboreum 'Tony Schilling'  AGM   (graft)  A selected clone with rose pink flowers in April.  Dark green pointed leaves with silvery compacted indumentum

arboreum Ssp. cinnamomeum has white to cinnamon coloured indumentum

argyrophyllum Ssp.nankingense 'Chinese Silver'  AGM   (graft)
(ARGYROPHYLLA H4)  Red in bud opening to excellent clear pink bell-shaped flowers with a darker flushing.  Early May.  A large shrub with attractive silver-backed leaves.  Height 125-150 cm. 

barbatum
(BARBATA  H4)  Bright crimson scarlet flowers in a tight truss.  March - April.  A small upright tree with showy reddish plum flaking bark needing some wind shelter.  Nepal Bhutan.  Height 120-150 cm.   

bureavii  AGM (syn. bureauii)
(TALIENSIA  H4)  White rose flushed flowers spotted crimson or purple.  May.  A superb foliage plant with thick woolly indumentum turning from white to rusty red.  Yunnan.  Height 40-60 cm.   

campanulatum
(CAMPANULATA  H4)  White, pale rose or lilac flowers in loose but fairly compact trusses during April and May.  Glossy leaves, continuous fawn indumentum underneath.  Height 120-150 cm. 

campanulatum Ssp. aeruginosum  A low growing form with purple pink flowers in April.  Chiefly remarkable for its intense shiny green foliage with a bluish metallic bloom.  Bhutan.  Height 50-60 cm.

campylocarpum
(CAMPYLOCARPA  H4)  Free flowering pale or bright yellow bell shaped flowers with or without a faint basal blotch.  April - May.  Soft feathery growth with slightly open habit.  Height  80-100 cm. 

  
campylocarpum Ssp. caloxanthum  Pale primrose or creamy yellow bell-shaped flowers.  April - May.  Dark grey-green elliptic leaves.  Best in light shade and needs well drained soil to perform well. Height 60-80 cm.

cerasinum
(THOMSONIA  H4)  Long lasting bell shaped flowers referred to by F. Kingdon-Ward as 'Cherry Brandy' - red and white or 'Coals of Fire' - crimson red.  May - June.  Tibet.  Height 80-100 cm.  Sparse, feathery habit.

clementinae  F25705  (graft)
(TALIENSIA H4)  Clear pink flowers with flared purple flecks.  March - April.  Glossy leaves with compacted fawn indumentum.  Height 60-80 cm.  

decorum
(FORTUNEA  H3-4)  Excellent scented trusses of white to pink funnel-shaped flowers in May. Oblong leaves sometimes bronzy when young.  A vigorous small tree from Yunnan.  Height 180 cm.   Tolerates neutral and drier soils.

degronianum
(PONTICA  H4)  Rose or pale pink flowers often with a deeper lining.  May.   A tough neat growing plant with recurved and felty indumented leaves.  Height 80-100 cm. 

degronianum 'Rae's Delight' A highly rated compact American selection, with deep pink flowers. May. Height 60-80 cm.

degronianum Var. Heptamerum 'Ho Emma'  F.C.C. (graft)  White flowers flushed red-purple on the veins and with spots in the throats.  May.  Attractive felted indumented leaves on a neat and tough plant.  Height 80-100 cm.   

denudatum
(ARGYROPHYLLA  H4)  Only introduced in 1995 this is a new and highly prized floriferous plant with loose bell-shaped pale rose to wine red flowers.  May.  Yellow brown indumentum.  Likely height 150 cm.   ;

facetum  KR 7593
(PARISHIA  H3?)  Lax scarlet bell shaped flowers June-July.  Collected by Keith Rushforth at a high altitude so it should prove much hardier than previous introductions.  Height 150 cm.   

flinckii
(LANATA H4)  Pinky-yellow flowers in March-April.  White woolly leaved on top with brilliant orange indumentum below.  A very rare plant re-introduced from Bhutan in 1990.  Height 40-60 cm.  Needs well drained soil.

floribundum
(ARGYROPHYLLA H4)  Pink to purplish lavender flowers with crimson spots and a large basal blotch.  April.  Deeply veined leaves with yellow to grey woolly indumentum.  Height 150 cm.   

fortunei
(FORTUNEA  H4)  Scented trusses of white or lilac-white flowers often tinged pink.  May - June.  The hardiest scented species but protect from wind and late frosts.  Height 180 cm.  
fortunei 'Sir Charles Butler'  AM  (graft) Fragrant blush white funnel shaped flowers in May.
fortunei Ssp. discolor  AGM  (graft)   Large trusses of fragrant pinky white funnel shaped flowers in June - July. Excellent late season tall bushy growing plant with an upright habit.  Height 180 cm.   
fortunei Ssp. discolor 'John Elcock'  AM  (graft)   Very attractive fragrant pink flowers in May.  This is part of the Houlstonii group with earlier flowering and smaller narrower leaves.  It always flowers well!  Height 180 cm.  

fulvum  AGM
(FULVA  H4)  White flushed pink flowers, usually with a crimson blotch.  April.  A fine plant with excellent dark shiny leaves (25cm) with a bright rusty red indumentum.  Height 150 cm. 

glanduliferum
(FORTUNEA  H3-4)  A rare and handsome white scented variety only introduced into cultivation in 1995.  Funnel campanulate flowers with distinctive glands.  Flowering time unknown, but probably May - June.  Distinctive, red new growth.  Height 180 cm.

haematodes
(NERIIFLORA  H4)  Scarlet crimson bell shaped flowers May - June.  Dense rufous indumentum on undersides of leaves.  Avoid fertilizer and hot sun.  Height 40 cm.  Needs very good drainage.

huianum  EGM 316
(FORTUNEA  H3-4) Offered for the first time. Collected in S. Sichuan in 1995.  Good truss of deep pink or lilac pink flowers with nectar pouches.  Probably May.  Likely height 150-180 cm.  A very desirable new species.

insigne  AGM  (graft)
(ARGYROPHYLLA  H4)  Pink widely campanulate flowers with crimson spotting in May - June. Pointed deep green leaves with a pale copper sheen on the underside.  Very hardy.  Height 100-125 cm. 

irroratum
(IRRORATA  H3-4)  Flowers vary from pure white to pale yellow pale to rose pink and sometimes heavily spotted crimson.  March - May.  Hairy pedicels ovary and style.  Height 125-150 cm. 

  
irroratum Ssp. yiliangense  EGM 339                            (H3-4)  Flowers vary from cream to pale yellow and sometimes heavily spotted crimson. March - May.  Has overwintered here, but may have new growth frosted in cold gardens.  Height 125-150 cm. 

lacteum
(TALIENSIA  H4)  Large trusses of glowing yellow flowers in April - May.  Dark oblong leaves and fawn indumentum.  Slow growing.  Height 120 cm.  Hardy, but requires very good drainage, some shade and cool conditions.

lanatum
(LANATA H4)  Creamy yellow flowers with crimson flecks.  April - May.  Thick rusty brown indumentum on lower surface of leaves.  Needs excellent drainage to perform well.  Height 60 cm.   

makinoi  AGM
(PONTICA  H4) Compact trusses of pinky white flowers in May and June.  Fine foliage plant with long dark lanceolate leaves and fawn indumentum on the underside.  Height 100 cm.  Requires well drained acid to neutral soil.

makinoi 'Best narrow leaf'  (graft)  Selected by us for its narrow foliage, with long leaves only about 15mm wide.

mallotum
(NERIIFLORA H3-4)  Crimson bell-shaped flowers in March - April.  A fine foliage plant.  Dark green leaves, dense rufous indumentum on lower surface.  Height 80 cm.   

niveum  AGM
(ARBOREA  H4)  Smoky purple mauve flowers in a ball shaped truss.  April - May.  (Try next to yellows).  New growth is downy white, maturing into deep green leaves.  A rarity from Sikkim.  Height 100 - 120 cm  

orbiculare
(FORTUNEA   H4)  Rose or purplish-pink bell shaped flowers in a loose truss.  April - May.  Distinct bright green rounded leaves with a heart shaped base.  Height  80-120 cm.   Best in a fairly sunny spot.

oreodoxa
(FORTUNEA  H4)  Red buds open to loose bell-shaped flowers which are usually pink or pinky white and sometimes spotted.  Free flowering in April and May and fairly frost hardy.  Height 150-180 cm. 

  
oreodoxa Var. fargesii  AGM  Open bell-shaped mauve-pink flowers with darker speckling.  Free-flowering in March - April.  Easy to grow.  Grey-green leaves curl up in cold or sunny weather.  Height 150-180 cm.  

pachysanthum  AGM
(MACULIFERA  H4) Light pink to white flowers spotted red or green.  Early May.  Superb foliage with silvery blue tomentum on upper leaf surface, whitish tan indumentum underneath.  Height 100-120 cm.

  
pachysanthum 'Crosswater'   (graft)  Our selected clone which is always admired for its wonderful silvery foliage.

  
ponticum 'Silver Edge'     (PONTICA  H4)  A selected variegated form with distinctive silver leaf edging.  Soft lavender blue flowers in May – June.  An interesting and fast growing tough plant.  Height 180 cm.                NOTE: We do not recommend ponticum which is too invasive and prone to disease.   

principis
(TALIENSIA H4) White through pink or rose flowers, spotted or unspotted. March-April. Dark green shiny leaves with thick white to fawn indumentum underneath. Height 140 cm.

principis 'Lost Horizon' KW 5656 (graft) White flowers suffused red-purple, spotted red.

pseudochrysanthum  AGM
(MACULIFERA  H4)  Bell-shaped flowers, pink in bud, open to white flushed pink with crimson spotting in April and May.  Thick silvery green pointed leaves.  Height 40 cm.  Needs light shade and hardly any fertilizer.   

recurvoides
(GLISCHRA H4) White flushed rose flowers, with light crimson spotting. April-May. An interesting shrub, with dense bristly stems, and thick woolly indumentum. Height 40 cm.

roxieanum
(TALIENSIA H4)  White flowers flushed pink with delicate purple spotting in April - May.  Wonderful foliage plant with dark narrow leaves.  NW Yunnan.  Height 60-80 cm.   
roxieanum var. oreonastes  AGM  A wonderful foliage plant with dark narrow linear leaves, on a tight mounded plant.  One of the most choice of all species.   

serotinum                                                               (FORTUNEA H3-4)  White flowers flushed pink with crimson blotch.  July to September.  Similar to R. decorum but late flowering, so best in shaded position.  S. Yunnan. Height 180 cm   

smirnowii
(PONTICA H4)  Deep mauve pink flowers in May - June.  Very hardy plant with long convex leaves and woolly white new growth on a dense, compact plant.  NE Turkey, Georgia.  Height 80-100 cm.   

souliei
(CAMPYLOCARPA H4)  White saucer shaped flowers flushed pink in May - June.  A very beautiful medium sized shrub with metallic blue-green new growth.  Sichuan.  Height 80-100 cm.   Requires well drained soil.

thomsonii
(THOMSONIA H3-4)  Deep blood red flowers in April - May.  A superb large shrub with smooth peeling bark and orbicular dark green leaves.   Nepal-Bhutan.  Height 120-150 cm.   

traillianum
(TALIENSIA H4)  White flowers flushed rose in a small upright truss.  April - May.  Handsome foliage plant, glossy leaf surface and fine powdery indumentum on underside.  Height 80-120 cm.  

tsariense
(LANATA H3-4)  Pinky white flowers with crimson spotting in April.  Superb foliage plant with dense rufous indumentum on lower leaf surface and sometimes upper surface.  Height 40-50 cm.   

tsariense Var. trimoense Seedlings from KW 8288. A very rare yellow flowered form which has recently been rediscovered. Superb foliage.

uvariifolium 'Reginald Childs'  (graft)
(FULVA H3-4)  Pinky white flowers and deeper blotch in March - April.  Forms a small tree for the woodland garden with 25cm leaves and ash grey indumentum.  Height 150 cm.  

wallichii
(CAMPANULATA H3-4)  Attractive lavender mauve flowers March - May.  Deep green leaves with sparse indumentum underneath, on a dense strong growing plant.  Nepal-Bhutan.  Height 140 cm.  

wardii
(CAMPYLOCARPA H4)  Saucer shaped clear yellow flowers sometimes with a red blotch in May - June.  Wonderful blueish new growth opening to dark green orbicular leaves.  Superb.  Height 120cm.  Needs good drainage.

wiltonii
(TALIENSIA H4)  Flowers white flushed pink with crimson blotch.  April - May.  New growth of lovely cream 'candles' contrasts with older deep green foliage with cinnamon indumentum.  A choice, compact foliage plant.  Height 50 cm.