Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: What\'s blooming - May 2016 edition, 4 by Weerobin

Weerobin wrote:
Sort of a weird spring, admittedly because I\'ve had some unfortunate distractions from the yard, but several usually reliable trees were duds this year. Not sure why. Here are a few from this past weekend.
My first Stewartia pseudocamellia bloom for this this year. Budded up beautifully, so lots more to enjoy in the next week or two.
Deutzia Codsall Pink is blooming (though not very \'pink\') - I tried to \'rejuvenate\' it last year - looks pretty awful at the moment, but another year of hacking might help reign it back in.
I have an odd Itea (Itea yunnanensis) which isn\'t hardy here, but has survived (burlapped over winter) - cranked out a bloom this spring. Pretty exciting.
The more common Itea (I virginica) is overgrowing it\'s space. It (and an adjacent Neviusia) was supposed to act as a hedge along a walkway, but if either encroaches another inch, there\'ll be no walkway left.