Bauhinia forficata Abutilon Agapanthus 'White Heaven' has consistently

Agapanthus 'White Heaven' has consistently tested "clean

The bright red pigment drenches the leaf petiole and extends slightly into the foliage

Musa 'Orinoco' amazes visitors with its nice fruit clusters in our Zone 7b garden

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This 1999 fairy wing introduction was discovered as a seedling in the garden of our friend and keen gardener

Bauhinia forficata Abutilon Agapanthus 'White Heaven' has consistentlyBauhinia forficata is one of only two species of the normally tropical orchid tree that survives long term in our cold winters. Although the Brazilian Orchid tree survives for us, it does so as a dieback perennial and not as a 35' small tree that it becomes in more tropical regions. About the best we can expect in our Zone 7b climate is 8' of growth, which is adorned with Jeffersonia like, bifurcate (two lobed) leaves and further complemented,