Small, flat, white or creamy flowers with yellow stamens. The tepals are delicately veined in pale red (phlebos is the Greek for 'vein'). In the wild the stems grow to some 2.0m, in cultivation they can be very considerably longer.

Approximate height:	1.5 - 2.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	May Jun
Aspect:	Sunny
USDA zones:	8 9
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Country of origin:	W Nepal
Parentage:	Species
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 2.5-4.5cm Tepals: 5-7, 10-20mm long, 5-10mm wide, broad, non-overlapping Database entry: 1127