Daphniphyllum himalense var. macropodum

A superb, unusual, evergreen shrub with fairly sizable Rhododendron-like foliage, pale beneath and with red petioles. Easy and hardy in any good soil, acid or alkaline, in sun or shade. Male flowers, when in bud, look a bit like Mulberries. An aristocratic foliage plant of fine form, making a medium to large shrub eventually. In areas prone to late spring frosts this can be nipped on new growth, but always reshoots.