Branchlets densely tawny pubescent, intermixed with bristles and glandular bristles.

In warm regions this variety is easily propagated and is often cultivated as a hedge; it also has ornamental use owing to its abundant, beautiful flowers.

Scrub, sandy hills, stream sides, seashores, roadsides; sea level to 300 m. Fujian, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [S Japan].