I don't know if these leaves are rolled up lengthwise because that's what they do, or if the tree has some problem. The leaves are green, heart-shaped with three main veins from stem to tip and then a few sideways veins off the outer main veins. Simple leaves, entire margins. I thought that would be very distinctive, and I hope so, because I didn't notice the leaf arrangement. When I get the ID, I'm definitely going to look up the name for the inflorescence pattern of the 2cm white blossoms. Dichasium?
Looks like Heptacodium miconioides. Common name Seven son flower of Zhejiang. A beautiful shrub/tree. After the white petals fall you are left with the red calyx which can give the whole plant a red glow. http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...ndsp=26&ved=1t:429,r:19,s:23&biw=1243&bih=528 http://www.greatplantpicks.org/display?id=7912&searchterm=all http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=he...&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1243&bih=528 Have a look at Lila's stumper June 2009. Took a while for the penny to drop! I now know exactly what the leaves look like! http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=52990&highlight=heptacodium
Wow, Silver surfer. It seems you're the Heptacodium miconioides specialist - I'm glad I gave you the opportunity to tell us about it again! I'm not learning a thing about the inflorescence arrangement. Wikipedia has one short paragraph on it. Well, the Kemper Center for Home Gardening does say I did learn that it's on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species, assessed as Vulnerable in 1998 and it's still on the list (so good thing you have two of them). Their description is:
