Sinojackia xylocarpa Low Stock and western Georgia

and western Georgia

Crossed into the old European roses

but 'Apollo' earns a place as a full

the Crapnell camellia

drawing hummingbirds through its long bloom and shrugging off heat and drought once established

Sinojackia xylocarpa Low Stock and western GeorgiaSinojackia xylocarpa is a rare flowering treasure from the hills of eastern China, a deciduous small tree or large shrub that few gardeners have ever met. Known as the jacktree, the species belongs to the storax family, Styracaceae, a close cousin of the snowbells and silverbells, and carries the same poetry of spring: pendant, bell shaped white flowers that dangle beneath arching branches like small antique lanterns swaying in a breeze. The botanical