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Rhus cotinus, lately renamed to something unpronouncible, Cotinus coggygria, the smoke tree, has fluffy plumes in spring. These are supposed to last for weeks. But we are plagued with pigeons that devour the lot within a few days. Pity, as the smoky lilac whisps are really pretty.
Anyways, until now the flying rats leave the leaves alone. And these turn the most wonderful colours in the autumn.
The Arbutus unedo [ Strawberrytree] performs the miraculous trick of showing both flowers and berries at the same time on the same tree.
It all does give a hint of Xmas decorations to come.
For Nick at Floral Fotos.
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Cotinus coggygria is the name I've known for ever, Rhus cotinus however is a new one for me. Taxonomists seem to enjoy renaming things and I'm getting too old to learn all this new stuff. It appears as though you have the green leafed Cotinus which gets such wonderful fall color, I mean colour. Most buyer fall in love with the red leafed varieties. I wish that Arbutus unedo would grow here, wasn't aware that flowering and fruiting overlapped. As always a wonderful post. Tom The Backroads Traveller
ReplyDeleteBeautiful patterns on the leaves. The orange balls are pretty as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat stunning leaves! They really are exquisite, and would make a great collage with flowers and other bits and pieces if they were pressed in a flower press. The ground must look amazing with lots of these little beauties scattered around. All the best, Bonny
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty leaves - gorgeous colours and patterns.
ReplyDeleteThose leaves are so pretty and very interesting! They do look like they've been painted on. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the colors of the smoke tree - unfortunately mine hasn't been doing very well. I just planted a strawberry tree a few weeks ago and I love to see both the flowers and the berries at the same time.
ReplyDeleteAnswering your questions: yes, it is completely safe to hike alone at the lake. I love to hike alone, and I have often done so. The lake is pretty populated, but when I hike in more remote areas my only fear is that I may fall. I don't have to travel very far to get to the lake, about ten minutes only. It's practically at my doorstep. That makes it the more astonishing that I haven't been there more often.
Lovely post with wonderful photos, as usual, GF. Taxonomists are revising a lot of the traditional classification with the aid of DNA analysis, which is providing a more accurate grouping of plants in more cognate and evolutionary principles. Unfortunately, we have to deal ever-changing plant names in this taxonomical game of musical names...
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