Rhaphiolepis umbellata 'Blueberry Muffin' 25/11 Restock waxy white flowers

waxy white flowers

late-blooming clones

singled out by Andy Brand and introduced with the laurel breeder Dick Jaynes

Michael Dirr at the Mt

'Unraveled' is evergreen

Rhaphiolepis umbellata 'Blueberry Muffin' 25/11 Restock waxy white flowersRhaphiolepis umbellata is the hardiest of the Yeddo hawthorns, an evergreen member of the rose family (Rosaceae) that grows wild on the sea cliffs and coastal thickets of Japan and Korea. The genus name joins the Greek raphis, a needle, with lepis, a scale, a nod to the narrow bracts beneath the flower clusters, while the species epithet umbellata describes the way the blossoms gather into rounded, umbel like heads. Western gardeners know the shrub as