tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post6609230806992635351..comments2024-03-28T16:38:10.153-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: Wednesday Vignette: Lace and Powder PuffsKris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-55834864886662191412015-07-02T21:07:29.995-07:002015-07-02T21:07:29.995-07:00I just wish those pink powder puffs would remain o...I just wish those pink powder puffs would remain on the tree a bit longer, preferably along with the lacy leaves.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-16941227179466660412015-07-02T21:06:30.858-07:002015-07-02T21:06:30.858-07:00I've never seen anything that reseeds as freel...I've never seen anything that reseeds as freely as the Albizia - well, maybe Geranium incanum.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-40390032073149526032015-07-02T19:14:49.691-07:002015-07-02T19:14:49.691-07:00I can sympathize with the endless tree seedlings t...I can sympathize with the endless tree seedlings that need to be pulled up -- but who wouldn't love those pink powder puffs? -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-66262108132606751022015-06-26T12:42:19.526-07:002015-06-26T12:42:19.526-07:00Litter I can forgive, but rampant reseeding, no. ...Litter I can forgive, but rampant reseeding, no. So many plants out there to try! It does look absolutely fabulous in your 3rd photo, though.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-81555960149690858782015-06-25T20:30:02.894-07:002015-06-25T20:30:02.894-07:00It does add some shade during the hottest part of ...It does add some shade during the hottest part of the summer, Any, which is useful; however, that shade is accompanied by the continuous fall of leaf and bloom litter on everything below, including people.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-28244836355082570952015-06-25T20:28:23.646-07:002015-06-25T20:28:23.646-07:00I've heard the tree tends to be short-lived bu...I've heard the tree tends to be short-lived but I'm not sure what that means (15 years?, 25?). Nor do I know how old this one is.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-22768449270923382952015-06-25T19:02:34.524-07:002015-06-25T19:02:34.524-07:00It's gorgeous... but seedlings are difficult....It's gorgeous... but seedlings are difficult. I had a lot of trouble with them in the Midwest - mostly oaks - I don't think I ever coped very well. Still, I would guess that your mimosa is providing some nice climate modification for the garden too, since its shade is fairly light and pleasant. Not a forest though... ;-)Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-79034182335343746742015-06-25T14:19:53.649-07:002015-06-25T14:19:53.649-07:00I understand what you mean. It's pretty for a ...I understand what you mean. It's pretty for a time, but creates quite a mess. Not the strongest trees, structurallt, either.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-81419192069537193072015-06-25T10:46:25.864-07:002015-06-25T10:46:25.864-07:00If yours has stayed in a pot, Loree, its disreputa...If yours has stayed in a pot, Loree, its disreputable littering habit will probably be manageable. It's great that frost prevents rampant seeding too.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-56697296119260934262015-06-25T10:43:38.962-07:002015-06-25T10:43:38.962-07:00I guess by comparison to perennials it offers a si...I guess by comparison to perennials it offers a similar period of interest but, when compared to other ornamental trees, its time in the limelight is relatively short.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-55208419401532931382015-06-25T10:41:28.339-07:002015-06-25T10:41:28.339-07:00On the one hand, I admire the trees' ability t...On the one hand, I admire the trees' ability to reproduce so freely but, yes, keeping after all the seedlings is a never-ending problem. It's amazing where these things find hospitable ground to take root.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-36938995237779269232015-06-25T10:38:14.292-07:002015-06-25T10:38:14.292-07:00You're right about its relatively short period...You're right about its relatively short period in leaf, Peter. I have relatively few deciduous trees but, of those, the Albizia is far slower to produce new foliage and it literally starts to drop that foliage before it fully leafs out. For the majority of the year, its branches are bare but for its seedpods, which drop continuously until the cycle starts anew. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-58021595351418729582015-06-25T10:31:36.491-07:002015-06-25T10:31:36.491-07:00The one with chocolate foliage is prettier still b...The one with chocolate foliage is prettier still but I wouldn't consider it here due to its prolific littering and rampant self-seeding. However, that might do well for you if you were willing to haul it under cover each winter.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-50420563168683505602015-06-25T09:22:41.515-07:002015-06-25T09:22:41.515-07:00You had me running out to make sure my chocolate v...You had me running out to make sure my chocolate version wasn't thinking about blooming, thankfully no - then again as Peter points out ours are usually a little later to the garden party.<br /><br />As Anna notes Japanese Snowbelles create a great deal of seedlings (and litter) and lucky me, I've got two. danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-19325246003330248862015-06-25T08:28:25.408-07:002015-06-25T08:28:25.408-07:00It is a pretty tree when flowering, but only brief...It is a pretty tree when flowering, but only briefly. I've heard from others about its proliferation of babies. That is a pretty shot of the pink blooms.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-69731990946332476832015-06-25T08:04:06.601-07:002015-06-25T08:04:06.601-07:00Beautiful tree, but I know what you mean. I have t...Beautiful tree, but I know what you mean. I have the same kind of love-hate relationship with the Japanese Snowbell I inherited. Love the fragrant, bell-shaped flowers, but the seedlings.... good god, the seedlings! They drive me crazy!Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353084595743927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-89446277943858779332015-06-25T06:42:41.158-07:002015-06-25T06:42:41.158-07:00It's a gorgeous tree. Here, it's the last...It's a gorgeous tree. Here, it's the last thing to leaf out in spring and the first to loose it's leavs in fall. The powder puffs don's start appearing until the end of July here and continue for at least a month. Seed pods are seldom formed and when they are, they don't have time to mature before frost. I've heard that in warmer climates it's more of a weedy character.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-74621549670835492792015-06-25T00:44:59.990-07:002015-06-25T00:44:59.990-07:00It is so beautiful. I grew one once which miraculo...It is so beautiful. I grew one once which miraculously flowered for a few years before succumbing to frost. It never seeded around. I can see how it might become a nuisance but it is so lovely against the blue sky.chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-5420711222791880582015-06-24T21:06:19.545-07:002015-06-24T21:06:19.545-07:00My tree-hating neighbor up the street "sugges...My tree-hating neighbor up the street "suggested" that the Albizia should be removed but it's such a feature in my garden, I wouldn't even consider that, much as I might prefer another kind of tree in that space. Given our drought, now isn't the time to either remove trees or try to establish new ones anyway. I'm learning to live with my messy Albizia, although I do intend to ask the neighbors if they have any objections to our digging out that seedling while we still can. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-84993403910873891272015-06-24T21:00:53.732-07:002015-06-24T21:00:53.732-07:00If only we had a little more chill in the winter t...If only we had a little more chill in the winter to keep ours under control...Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-25717188705239525272015-06-24T21:00:02.010-07:002015-06-24T21:00:02.010-07:00Yes, I neglected to mention what the litter does t...Yes, I neglected to mention what the litter does to the plants below. I'm already picking pink fluff out of my kangaroo paws and agave. I resorted to a plant vacuum last year...Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-62626385450107639842015-06-24T20:56:13.681-07:002015-06-24T20:56:13.681-07:00I don't think I could host enough tea parties ...I don't think I could host enough tea parties to use all the seedpods that tree produces even if I invited the entire population of Los Angeles county to stop by, Deb.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-61298677436430196782015-06-24T15:48:22.250-07:002015-06-24T15:48:22.250-07:00They do have a wonderful silhouette for a small tr...They do have a wonderful silhouette for a small tree, but like you, I am ambivalent - they look great in flower, but close-up are quite messy when not in bloom :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-61839303042515451082015-06-24T14:45:51.907-07:002015-06-24T14:45:51.907-07:00Beautiful tree, and in a way fortunately it doesn&...Beautiful tree, and in a way fortunately it doesn't get much chance to be prolific here...Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-808166606777504142015-06-24T12:34:40.547-07:002015-06-24T12:34:40.547-07:00My mimosa tree started blooming in early May this ...My mimosa tree started blooming in early May this year and is approaching maximum mess levels. When it was surrounded by lawn, I didn't realize how messy it was. I don't mind sweeping the patio every day but all the plants underneath the canopy are covered by the drifts of brown fluff. A few more weeks until I start the big clean-up!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657016882348884705noreply@blogger.com