thanks to you too tipularia for the proper name
i think we have found my tree thanks for the help Ron and also thanks for your help to love4bugs i do have to say the response time for this site...
i looked up tulip trees but the are all yellow and are huge trees this is almost like a bush the flowers are in full bloom but there are no leaves...
im not very versed in flowers but i would like to found out about this bush (tree) its over 12 ft tall and the petals on the flowers are about 3...