Very small, flattish, white flowers with a dome of 20 or more stamens having white filaments and pale yellow anthers which age to white. Seed heads persistent. Semi-evergreen. The name is an equivalent to 'bosom friend' in Chinese.

Approximate height: 3.0 - 5.0 metres
Flowering period(s): May Jun
USDA zones: 4 5 6 7 8 9
Raised by: Z Liu & G Zheng
Country of origin: China
Date raised: s2014 n2018
Parentage: Selected from wild finetiana in China.
Other name(s): None known

Further detail:

Flower diameter: 2-4cm
Tepals: 4-6; 1-2cm long x 0.3-0.5cm wide, narrowly elliptic, gappy, tip blunt