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'''Agapetes''' is a semi-climbing shrub [[genus]] native to the [[Himalayas]], grown as an ornamental for its attractive pendulous benches of red tubular flowers blooming over a long period. It is mostly grown in climates from cool temperate to sub-tropical. Propagation is from cuttings.
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Agapetes (Greek agapetos, beloved or lovable, referring to the beauty of the plant). Ericaceae, subfamily Vaccinioideae. Shrubs sometimes cultivated for their handsome flowers and attractive foliage.
 
Agapetes (Greek agapetos, beloved or lovable, referring to the beauty of the plant). Ericaceae, subfamily Vaccinioideae. Shrubs sometimes cultivated for their handsome flowers and attractive foliage.
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Propagation is by cuttings of half-ripened wood under glass in the warm greenhouse.
 
Propagation is by cuttings of half-ripened wood under glass in the warm greenhouse.
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A. buxifolia, Nutt. Branches and calyx hairy: lvs. obovate-cuneate. crenately serrate, glabrous, about 1 in. long: fls. axillary, 1-2, cylindric, bright red with spreading lobes. Himalayas. —A. glabra, Clarke (Thibaudia glabra, Griff.). Glabrous: lvs. oblong-lanceolate, rounded at the base, sometimes elliptic, obscurely crenate, about 5 in. long: fls. several, axillary, tubular, ventricose below the middle, 3/4in. long, white, greenish toward the apex, pink at the base. Himalayas.—A. macrantha, Benth. &, Hook. (Thibaudia macrantha, Hook.). Plant glabrous: lvs. lanceolate, long'acuminate, 3-4 in. long: fls. in 2-3-fld. clusters, outside of the axils, pendulous, urceolate, 5-ribbed. 2in. long, yellowish white, marked with red wavy transverse lines. E.India.—A. Moorei, Hemsl. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, usually whorled at the end of the branches, entire, glabrous, 2-3 1/2 in. long:  
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A. buxifolia, Nutt. Branches and calyx hairy: lvs. obovate-cuneate. crenately serrate, glabrous, about 1 in. long: fls. axillary, 1-2, cylindric, bright red with spreading lobes. Himalayas. —A. glabra, Clarke (Thibaudia glabra, Griff.). Glabrous: lvs. oblong-lanceolate, rounded at the base, sometimes elliptic, obscurely crenate, about 5 in. long: fls. several, axillary, tubular, ventricose below the middle, 3/4in. long, white, greenish toward the apex, pink at the base. Himalayas.—A. macrantha, Benth. &, Hook. (Thibaudia macrantha, Hook.). Plant glabrous: lvs. lanceolate, long'acuminate, 3-4 in. long: fls. in 2-3-fld. clusters, outside of the axils, pendulous, urceolate, 5-ribbed. 2 in. long, yellowish white, marked with red wavy transverse lines. E.India.—A. Moorei, Hemsl. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, usually whorled at the end of the branches, entire, glabrous, 2-3 1/2 in. long:  
 
fls. in short axillary, 6-9-fld. racemes, cylindric, scarlet or orange-red, 1 1/2 in. long, lobes reflexed, narrow, yellow within.  
 
fls. in short axillary, 6-9-fld. racemes, cylindric, scarlet or orange-red, 1 1/2 in. long, lobes reflexed, narrow, yellow within.  
 
Himalayas.—A. setigera., D. Don (Thibaudia setigera, Wall.). Lvs. oblong or lanceolate, about 4 in. long, usually whorled: fls. in  
 
Himalayas.—A. setigera., D. Don (Thibaudia setigera, Wall.). Lvs. oblong or lanceolate, about 4 in. long, usually whorled: fls. in  
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lateral clusters, deep red, usually hairy, 3/4in. long; pedicels and calyx hairy. Himalayas. Wight Icon. 1180, 1181 (as Vaccinium verticillatum and V. Wallichianum).— A. sptcibm, Hemsl. Glabrous: lvs. ovate-oblong, subcordate at the base, slightly serrulate, 3—4 in. long: fls. 3-6, axillary, cylindric-urceolate, 5-ribbed, deep crimson, 1 1/2 in. long. Probably from Burma.—A. variegata, D. Don (Thibaudia pulcherrima, Wall. A. pulcherrima. Benth. & Hook.). Tall shrub, glabrous: lvs. elliptic-lanceolate, 6-8 in. long:  
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lateral clusters, deep red, usually hairy, 3/4in. long; pedicels and calyx hairy. Himalayas. Wight Icon. 1180, 1181 (as Vaccinium verticillatum and V. Wallichianum).— A. speciosa, Hemsl. Glabrous: lvs. ovate-oblong, subcordate at the base, slightly serrulate, 3—4 in. long: fls. 3-6, axillary, cylindric-urceolate, 5-ribbed, deep crimson, 1 1/2 in. long. Probably from Burma.—A. variegata, D. Don (Thibaudia pulcherrima, Wall. A. pulcherrima. Benth. & Hook.). Tall shrub, glabrous: lvs. elliptic-lanceolate, 6-8 in. long:  
 
fls. on the old wood in many-fld. dense clusters, cylindric-campanulate, 5-angled, pale red marked dark red, 1 in. long. Himalayas.
 
fls. on the old wood in many-fld. dense clusters, cylindric-campanulate, 5-angled, pale red marked dark red, 1 in. long. Himalayas.
 
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==Species==
 
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* ''[[Agapetes buxifolia]]''
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* ''[[Agapetes hosseana]]''
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* ''[[Agapetes incurvata]]''
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* ''[[Agapetes lobbii]]''
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* ''[[Agapetes macrantha]]''
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* ''[[Agapetes mannii]]''
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* ''[[Agapetes megasum]]''
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* ''[[Agapetes meiniana]]''
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* ''[[Agapetes mitrarioides]]''
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* ''[[Agapetes racemosa Watt.]]''
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* ''[[Agapetes serpens]]''
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* ''[[Agapetes serrata]]''
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* ''[[Agapetes subsessilifolia]]''
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* ''[[Agapetes 'Ludgvan Cross']]''
    
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