| General Description | A large evergreen shrub or small evergreen tree. |
| Shape | Mounding. |
| Landscape | River/pond banks, low slopes, building borders, patio borders, garden borders or as informal garden or patio container plants. |
| Propagation | By seed or by semi-hardwood cuttings. |
| Cultivation | Plant under partial shade in moist but well-drained, humus-rich acidic soils. |
| Pests | Caterpillars, aphids, vine weevil, leafhoppers, lacebugs and scales. May be susceptible to rhododendron petal blight, rhododendron bud blast, powdery mildews and silver leaf. |
| Notable Specimens | VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
| Habitat | Shaded forest borders and hills. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Flaky, thin exfoliating bark. |
| Leaf Description | Simple lanceolate foliage, occasionally with a dense showy indumentum of small hairs on the undersides. |
| Flower Description | Terminal inflorescences of 8 - 10 bell-shaped flowers. |
| Colour Description | Dark green foliage, occasionally with a lighter green-to-bronze coloration on the undersides. Pale rose pink to deeper rose pink inflorescences. |
| Texture Description | Medium. |
