Dipelta is an attractive largish shrub whose fragrant light pink flowers have attractive yellow throats. It's a one season plant, sort of formlessly glumply, like a Weigela or a Forsythia. Still, if you had a few acres it would be a plant you'd want to have.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Dipelta floribunda: the flowers are pleasant but the persistent calyces are showier
Dipelta is an attractive largish shrub whose fragrant light pink flowers have attractive yellow throats. It's a one season plant, sort of formlessly glumply, like a Weigela or a Forsythia. Still, if you had a few acres it would be a plant you'd want to have.
Yes, I find it hard to give over my limited space to anything that doesn't do at least double duty. Although I don't have room for blobs, those calyces ARE fascinating.
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