Indian Hawthorn               raf-i-o-LE-pis IN-di-ka

• Broadleaf evergreen shrub, to about 6 ft (2 m) tall and wide, dense.  Leaves alternate, simple, elliptic to lanceolate, 4-11 cm long, pointed, sharply serrated, leathery, glossy dark green.  Flowers perfect, white to pinkish, 1.5 cm across, in loose clusters.   Fruit bluish-black, about 1.5 cm diam.
• Sun, prefers moist, well-drained soil, will tolerate drought.  Susceptible to fungus leaf spot in some areas.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 8      Native southern China.
• The species type is not often used in landscaping, but a number of selections are available, some of which, although often listed as R. indica, are actually the hybrid R. × delacouri (R. indica × R. umbellata).