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 Database entry: 4264