Agapetes species AP2018-96, Himalayan Lanterns Size:0.5 qt creamy-white and profuse like a

creamy-white and profuse like a tree covered in snow

choose this brilliant purple Aster to provide panache in the meadow garden

wiry stems and bright green textural leaves

Foliage goes dormant after blooms fade

Inconspicuous yellow flowers become handsome dark blue fruit

Agapetes species AP2018-96, Himalayan Lanterns Size:0.5 qt creamy-white and profuse like aThe seed of this very attractive Agapetes, possibly a new species, was collected from a steep road cut in the mountains, north of Mayodia Pass en route to Anini, Arunachal Pradesh in Northeastern, India with Dan Hinkley and Shayne Chandler in 2018. In situ, this evergreen shrub with dark green, waxy leaves, lighter on the reverse, was about 3' high by 4' wide. The new growth is a handsome smokey reddish brown. We fell in love with the flowers when