Rhododendron x 'Koromo Shikibu' Fragrant This is a plant that

This is a plant that thrives in the Southern heat

What black gum does own is the autumn

fragrant fruit

this little crape myrtle brings weeks of vivid color to a small footprint and asks very little in return

well-drained soil in a sunny to lightly shaded spot

Rhododendron x 'Koromo Shikibu' Fragrant This is a plant that'Koromo Shikibu' is the spider azalea, and there is nothing else in the genus quite like the flower. Instead of the usual funnel, each bloom splits into narrow, strap like petals that spread apart like the legs of a starfish or a spider, lavender to purplish pink, spotted darker at the base, and carried in such profusion in spring that the whole shrub seems to shimmer. Once seen, the flower is not forgotten. The plant is Japanese, and the exact