The False Indigo Bush is quick to flower.
Though the flowers are kind of bland.
Variegated Catalpa Versus Speckled Catalpa
A couple of unique Catalpas are growing close together in my nursery.
Variegated Catalpa(Catalpa bignonioides ‘Variegata’) and Speckled Catalpa(Catalpa bignonioides ‘Pulverulentum’) are both listed as Southern Catalpa trees.
Morning Beauty
Cat Sun
My cat was seeking a little refuge from the Summer Sun.
For years I always wanted orange cats, yet now I only have two cats and they are both orange.
Variegated Sycamore Maple
Below is the leaves of the Variegated Sycamore Maple, cultivar Nizetii:
Sycamore Maple(Acer pseudoplatanus) doesn’t seem to do as good here as Norway Maple(Acer platanoides).
Tricolored Beech
There is a beautiful, magical feeling when the Tricolored Beech(Fagus sylvatica ‘Roseo-Marginata’) leafs out in spring.
The color seems unreal, and if I glance back later, the color will be gone and the leaves burnt in the fierce summer.
Tiger Eyes Sumac
Tiger Eyes Sumac is a cutleaf and golden cultivar of the Staghorn Sumac(Rhus typhina).
In a green landscape, this plant practically glows and is very showy.
Orange Poppy
Years ago I found some poppies on an abandoned homestead, no one left to enjoy the flowers.
I brought the flowers home and was excited to see them flower the next year and every year since with big, beautiful orange flowers.
Purple Beech Leaves
I’ve had some European Beech(Fagus sylvatica) trees for quite a few years.
The couple Purple Beeches that I have are very noticeable.
Willow Cotton
Many willow species have seed that are surrounded by a cottony mass that helps it blow in the wind and float in the water.
Above is a Peachleaf Willow(Salix amygdaloides) loaded with cottony fluff, ready to fly off for a new start. Female trees of the Salix genus are the cause of this, but if you do not want the mess of this, you can use hybrid willows like the Bigfoot Willow that are male and do not seed.