Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: What\'s blooming - May 2016 edition, 1 by Weerobin

Weerobin wrote:
And of course, here is one of my all-time favorite shrubs, Aesculus parviflora (bottlebrush buckeye). It is a big/bold shade-tolerant shrub which has the remarkable quality of blooming in the middle of humid/hot summer. It manages to look beautiful despite the typical stultifying weather this time of year. I have several A parvifloras scattered throughout my wooded lot, but this is the latest blooming, so I presume it\'s the \'Rogers\' cultivar of A. parviflora serotina. This one lines my driveway and it\'s a welcome sight whenever I arrive home in the midst of our steamy summers. Gets better & better every year! It\'s a beast now, easily 10ft tall.