Collected by Craig Carroll during his expedition to China in 1991. Vigorous grower/rapid increaser. Cultivation basic, Easy to grow. Soil: Average. Water: Average to moist. Exposure: Light shade or full sun in climates without intense sun. Hardiness: Hardy to -5 degree centigrade Celsius. Special needs: Shelter from winter winds. These blooms for weeks in late winter/ early spring. Extremely architectural with bamboo-like flowers are frilly white with yellow or lilac spots and borne in succession in spring on arching stems. Height in 1 meter. Space 60 cm.