Agapetes serpens
Agapetes serpens is a rare, evergreen shrub with arching stems that produce scarlet, pendulous flowers in spring.
Description:
Agapetes serpens is a lovely, rare, evergreen shrub native to the Himalayas. Long, arching stems produce a profusion of scarlet, pendulous flowers in spring. Epiphetic and easily propagated via cuttings.
Common Name: Agapetes
Family: Ericaceae (The Heath Family)
Zone Hardiness: 9-10
Light: Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 2'-6'
Width: 4'-8'
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Himalayas
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