Rhodoleia championii David Geiger and autumn a dependable

and autumn a dependable

The species grows in hardwood forests and along dry slopes and ridges from north-central Alabama east through western Georgia and into South Carolina

that gives the leaflet the outline of a Christmas stocking

An attractive

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Rhodoleia championii David Geiger and autumn a dependableA rare evergreen shrub or small tree from southern China and the neighboring subtropics, Rhodoleia championii is a connoisseur's plant, dramatic in bloom, refined in habit, and quietly excellent the year round. Thick, glossy, rounded leaves cloak the plant in deep green, and their softly glaucous, blue gray undersides catch the light and every passing breeze, giving even the out of flower plant a handsome, layered presence. In the cool season and into