Chionanthus virginicus Open House Native to tropical Asia

Native to tropical Asia

Calycanthus floridus asks for almost nothing and gives back a fragrance you will cross the yard for

in part shade or

James Harris

Chionanthus virginicus Open House Native to tropical AsiaThe native fringetree is one of the great small trees of the southern spring. Chionanthus virginicus, a deciduous large shrub or small tree, often multi stemmed, hangs the whole canopy with fleecy, drooping panicles of narrow white petals in spring, soft as torn paper and lightly fragrant, a look that earned the old country names old man's beard and grancy graybeard. On female plants the flowers give way to clusters of raisin sized, deep blue purple