Origin: China/Formosa/Japan
An evergreen shrub reaching 20 feet in height. The leaves are stiff and blunt and the flowers are creamy-white and fragrant. A rather rare and tender species in Northern Ireland, but grown at Castlewellan.
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Origin: China/Formosa/Japan An evergreen shrub reaching 20 feet in height. The leaves are stiff and blunt and the flowers are creamy-white and fragrant. A rather rare and tender species in Northern Ireland, but grown at Castlewellan. |
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