Small, nodding, bell-shaped, reddish-violet flowers with greenish white staminodes. The main flowering period is May and June with further flowers appearing intermittently until October. Rare Japanese species form.

Approximate height: 1.5 - 2.0 metres
Flowering period(s): May Jun
Aspect: Any aspect
Pruning: No pruning (Group 1)
Country of origin: Japan
Parentage: Species
Other name(s): alpina subsp normalis var fusijamana; ochotensis var japonica

Further detail:

Tepals: 2.5-3.5cm long, 0.7-1.7cm wide, oblong-ovate, pointed
Staminodes: 4-20