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Shortia uniflora is a Japanese species that does not prosper here. Despite that, I continue to try from time to time. This is a large flowered selection
that I bought from Keith Wiley at Wildside. His label said: "Large shell pink flowers in early spring. For cool moisture-retentive acid soil with summer shade." Writing in the Show Reports for the AGS in 2014, Robert Rolfge says: "Shortia uniflora 'Grandiflora', some 20 years old and grown outside in an ericaceous compost, should never be allowed to dry out all summer long. Only repotted when absolutely necessary, removal of any dead leaves and a humus-rich top-dressing every year replace that procedure. From August, if placed in full sun, the previously green leaves acquire reddish tints, frequent turning ensuring even coloration." David Mowle, writing in the Bulletin of the AGS in 1985 says: "S. uniflora 'Grandiflora' has very large open flowersof a pink-flushed white held singly above its lovely foliage. It was shown as a cultivar selected from the Japanese species growing in Honshu and labelled 'Attraction' (but we see no cause to record a cv. name to a plant which is widely known as 'Grandiflora'). |
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