Veitch Nurseries
"Crinodendron hookerianum" was introduced into cultivation in the U.K. by Cornish plant collector William Lobb for Veitch Nurseries of Exeter in 1848. Its flowers make it a highly valued ornamental shrub or small tree, and it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It attains maximum dimensions in cultivation approximately 8m in height by 5m in spread.