Japan Flora: Large shrub with green, rather stout, puberulous branches; leaves narrowly lanceolate, 7-15 cm, long, 8-20 mm. wide, acuminate at both ends; flowers 4-5 cm. across, usually red, rose, or rarely yellowish, often double in cultivars; follicles linear, erect; seeds comose and long pale brown-villous.  Aug.

Indian plant long cultivated in Japan.