We don't see these plants on streets and in parks, native to South America, they are quite rare here and blooming now in UBC Botanical garden, Alpine garden, all trees in the same area. Come and catch the moment Azara microphylla, native to Chile, Argentina, willow family Maytenus boaria, native to S. America, Celastraceae family Nothofagus antarctica, native to Chile, Argentina, Nothofagus family
These fit in to the title of this thread, though unlike the ones Nadia posted, they're not from South America. These are from the Asian Garden. The Staphylea holocarpa var. rosea was the featured plant today at the garden. This one is behind the Campbell office building. Individual flowers on the Rhododendron primuliflorum are around 1cm in diameter. So sweet. The Xanthoceras sorbifolium outside the office is budding up now. I've been trying for a year to get a photo of the bark on the Lagerstroemia subcostata var. fauriei in focus. This will sort-of do.
My last visit was very exciting. Everybody can see bright beautiful rhododendrons and all camellias are gorgeous this year. After thinking what I prefer to post this time I chose these 2 plants. Xanthorhiza simplicissima, in Carolinian garden, which is still looks empty compare to Asian and Alpine gardens Tiny abundant very dark flowers. Syringa pinnatifolia, native to China, in Asian garden. I would never guess that this is a lilac. Compound leaves and tiny long flowers.
Incarvillea forrestii & Haberlea rhodopensis Incarvillea forrestii, native to China, Bignoniaceae family and Haberlea rhodopensis, native to Bulgaria, Greece, Gesneriaceae family
Here's a different Staphylea - S. bumalda, just a wee shrub. Andy Hill came along just as we were wondering about the ID of this Schisandra rubriflora. He said it was getting a lot of interest. Nadia was very excitedly waiting to see the flowers on the Sinofranchetia chinensis, and was so disappointed when I noticed it was already open and this is all they were going to be. These are very tiny flowers. Nice, though, in their own nearly invisible way. This Photinia beauverdiana is not much competition for P. x fraseri that's planted all around town. I have no idea if Piptanthus nepalensis is rare or really is found in streets and parks. Nice flowers. The highlight of my day was finding this orchid - I think it's the Platanthera dilatata that's supposed to be in this pond area.
Too many highlights - I forgot (at least) one. The cone on this Larix speciosa is too colourful to not mention.
