Shrubs to 20 ft. (but usually less) with a compact habit.  Flowers (March-May) are white to pale pink with a dark crimson blotch.  Blooms as a young plant and is relatively hardy.  Common in woodlands and on cliffs from 7,000 to 10,000 ft.  Native to China (Guizhou, Guangxi, Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi and Sichuan).

1965/253  (-5 or -10?).  Pink buds opening pastel-rose and fading to white with a magenta blotch.