The reddish-brown bark peels in long fibrous strips down a straight
a Florida native that carries the largest
Early botanists in the coastal plains of Louisiana and Mississippi noted this species quietly brightening bog edges and cypress shadows
the swamp jessamine moves with a kind of restraint
a color no other Itea offers
Polyspora axillaris Landscaper Favorite The reddish-brown bark peels inPolyspora axillaris, the fried egg tree, is a glossy, small evergreen tree or large shrub of the tea family, Theaceae, native to southern China, Taiwan, and Vietnam and still rarely cultivated in the United States. A close relative of the native loblolly bay (Gordonia lasianthus), the plant bears abundant, showy white flowers three inches across. The flowers are the whole show: large, crisp white, camellia like blooms with a bold central boss of