Lapageria rosea 'Hugletts White'

Exacting in its requirements, needs cool moist acid soil in shade, absolutely hates direct sun for any length of time. The flowers in this cultivar are a beautiful shade of shell pink and show up well against the dark leathery evergreen leaves, they are large and waxy. In flower from July through to March. Due to its flowering period and the fact that new growth can be frost damaged it needs a sheltered place (min -8c), or grow it down the shady end of the conservatory as I do.
The species comes from Chile where its both endangered and the national flower. It was introduced around 1847.

 'Hugletts White' was named by Mike Jeans whose careful breeding program has produced a strain of Lapageria seed which will reliably produce white flowered seedlings its a smaller grower than Hugletts Blush with smaller cleaner white flowers it is a good pollen parent for Hugletts Blush.