Heptacodium miconioides prophouse-summer-2027 and the historic rust-proofing of

and the historic rust-proofing of Japanese woodworking tools and chef's knives

From the early 1960s onward

Fine and twiggy

Most bluestars are smooth

the tree is tender

Heptacodium miconioides prophouse-summer-2027 and the historic rust-proofing ofHeptacodium miconioides, the seven son flower, is a large, fountain shaped shrub or small tree that saves its best for the tail of the year, when most of the garden is winding down. In late summer, tiered clusters of small, fragrant, creamy white flowers open in whorls of seven, the arrangement behind both the botanical and common names. Bees and butterflies work the late flowers gratefully, in a season when little else is on offer. Then comes the