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Our collection from Vietnam of this fascinating epiphytic genus. This was growing on a tree trunk on a small limestone ridge populated by a mix of frost-tolerant and frost-intolerant species. The hardiness of this remains to be tested here - maybe a warm zone 8b? - it made it through the admittedly mild first winter here so at least some frost hardiness. Excellent drainage is likely key to improved hardiness and ours is in a tufa wall. Spreads by creeping rhizomes and has dimorphic leaves with persistent basal fronds and fertile foliage fronds though only the latter have been produced on ours thus far.
As Cousin Itt is to the Addams family Agapetes malipoensis is to the Agapetes genus, a freak even among freaks. In a genus full of mind boggling fruits and flowers, the slender yellow-white tubes covered in white fuzz put out by these fellas is sure to delight those that find charisma in cretinous things with inexplicably devoted fanbases. Our collection from mountainous North Vietnam as yet untrialled for hardiness though the species has been grown outside at the Rhody garden.
One of the largest blueberry species in the wild and easily in the upper echelons for evergreen foliage as well with its silvery veins and glossy long tipped leaves. Fruits are a dark reddish-black and we can't say how palatable. Likely to need a relatively mild or sheltered spot, and normal blueberry culture.
Never enough of these whimsical epiphytic blueberry relatives with their chunky lignotubers and whimsical tubular flowers in a seemingly infinite variety of colors and patterns. Luckily thanks to our favorite local Ericaceae dealer Steve Hootman we are never long without. We haven't flowered this collection yet but fair to expect white slightly fuzzed flowers with green at the base and tips. The densely hairy arching stems and glossy leaves are good enough on their own, especially when they are flushing new foliage in salmon tones. Particularly vigorous and easy to keep looking nice as compared to its fellows in the genus, may have some hardiness as well.