Agapetes 'Ludgvan Cross'

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 3'-4'
W: 3'-6'

planting zones

8b-12

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Agapetes 'Ludgvan Cross' plant details

Agapetes 'Ludgvan Cross' is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with green foliage. In spring and summer pink flowers emerge. Attracts bees and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Agapetes 'Ludgvan Cross'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: ericaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 3 FT - 6 FT - wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in spring and summer
Uses: woodland garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Agapetes 'Ludgvan Cross'

USDA Zones: 8b - 12
Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: acidic and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Shrubby with arching upright branches to 3’, small huckleberry like evergreen leaves with new growth blushed generously with red. Surreal dangling tubular cream flowers in waxy clusters June August are intricately etched with layers of horizontal zigzag rose red bands – gorgeous!! This blueberry relative enjoys moist acidic soil and good drainage in bright shade. Local rhododendron aficionados tell me this is hardy to at least single digits. USDA Zone 9 (or lower) 3" pot

By: Secret Garden Growers

Enchanting, long, five-sided, urn-shaped flowers stained pink and inscribed with deep red, are born in clusters along arching branches spring through summer. An unusual beauty from Himalayan moist forested foothills - light shade or dappled shade and acidic and well-draining soil will cure it's homesickness. Lovely in a large pot that can be brought inside in winter or grown outdoors in a very sheltered spot, protected. Evergreen, it has narrow, handsome, leathery leaves in opposite pairs. 4' x 4' Minimum temperature: 20°F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

Hailing from the moist forested foothills of the Himalayas, this intriguing Ericaceae family member is a vigorous hybrid between incurvata and serpens that bears lustrous Huckleberry-like foliage. Large woody tubers give way to upright and arching branches neatly lined with red-suffused new growth and slender green leathery leaves. In an enchanting summertime display, pendulous fairy-tale flowers, each embellished by a tiny maroon checkerboard pattern, resemble narrow, 5-sided creamy white lanterns. Superb as a hanging container specimen or elevated along a pathway amid ferns, 'Ludgvan Cross' prefers bright shade, well drained acid soil and a sheltered spot.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

An old hybrid (A. incurvata x A. serpens) of a wonderful group of nearly epiphytic ericads. Caudex forming small shrub, to 3 ft or so, with long arching stems, closely held neat green leaves, & 1" bells of copper-orange -- like snake skin. For cool, shady situations. Lovely hanging basket or pot specimens, provided consistent moisture. Unharmed by temperatures in the upper teens F, upper USDA zone 8.

By: Cistus Nursery

A. incurvata x A. serpens. Pendant shrub with lance-shaped dark green, 2“ leaves. From spring to summer, bears clusters of up to 6 pendant pink flowers with darker crimson veining.

By: The Bovees Nursery

Agapetes is an epiphytic Blueberry relative which lives in trees and develops a woody bulbous base called a lignotuber. This is a cross between A. serpens and A. rugosa which has beautiful pendant light pink flowers with darker pink chevrons. Tender here, easy inside over winter.