The Hibiscus moscheutos probably gets this week's prize for showiest flower. I was more partial to the Colletia hystrix, though, maybe because I'm so excited to get those tiny flowers in focus. I'm sure I'll be posting it when it's in full bloom, and then when it has its fruits. Nadia posted Zenobia pulverulenta flowers in this thread: What we don't see everyday on streets. There are still flowers, and now lots of fruits as well. Speaking of what we don't see every day, Ilex verticillata was new to us. The Hippophae rhamnoides was posted earlier. It still looks the same, even after all the berries we've eaten. Here's one we do see every day - Viburnum davidii, with its electric blue berries. And last, one with fruits from outer space - Kirengeshoma palmata. I think this is the only one in this posting from the Asian Garden.
That Colletia hystrix in the first posting - it's supposed to be the species, not the 'Rosea' cultivar, but here's a photo of the buds today. They seem to have the same colouring as the garden's 'Rosea' that was featured in POTD in 2006. I mentioned elsewhere that the 'Rosea' didn't look like it had ever flowered. What's there now seems to be one new shoot attached to an old plant that has been completely cut back. [Edited Oct 19, 2012: I'm adding a photo of it. The newest growth is a healthier darker green.]
