These trees line the avenue where I live. Just about every yard has one. They're beautiful and very fragrant almost a sweet perfume aroma. My neighbor said she thought it was a wisteria but I've seen and smelled a wisteria it was more willowy and it's fragrance was different than this. My guess is it's a lilac of some sort but then again everythings a lilac to me as I'm just guessing. I can tell you this, the bloom only lasts a couple of weeks or so and then the rest of the spring and summer it devotes to proliferant large seed pod production . Can you tell what it is? Thanks; you wonderful botanist.
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I hope you see these two new species. The yellow flowering one I just planted the other has been in the pot for at least 4 yrs, it dies back in winter and regrows again in the spring. The third one isn't in my yard but was in a landscape I shot this morning. From what I remember someone saying is that maybe it's name is "Firecracker" because of its yellow, orange and reddish colors. Both the Yellow flowering plant and the Firecracker one I think are hybrids and were created for drought tolerance I think. Do you know their names Nancy? Or anybody? Sorry about the pictures but that the best I could do.
Just took this one a couple of hours ago. I'd just watered the backyard lawn in prep for the triple digit temps that would shortly arrive when this colorful winged beauty flew in on the wind looking for a refreshing drink. So I dashed off for the camera hoping it would stick around. Once I got back it spooked and circled me a couple of times and figuring I wasn't a threat landed again either that or thirst won out.
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