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Plant of the Day

Saturday 7 May 2022

Here the small deciduous tree species Cercis siliquastrum (Judas tree) is being used to add interest as a multi stemmed plant to a large garden and as a standard specimen in the urban environment. The rounded leaves appear after the flowers and in the winter there may be a display of pods.

Plant of the Day

Sunday 10 May 2020

The small, deciduous tree Cercis siliquastrum (Judas tree) is a native of Southern Europe and Western Asia. The species has pink flowers but I am very fond of of the white flowered form Cercis siliquastrum f. albida (Judas tree white-form). The clusters of pure white, pea-like flowers are produced before and with the leaves, often directly from the branches or trunk (cauliflory).

“After women, flowers are the loveliest thing God has given the world.”– Christian Dior Springtime in California is nothing short of magical. When I step outside my door, the heady fragrance of jasmine mingling with wisteria envelops me in sensory delight. It is the same perfume that enchanted me in the picturesque fishing village of Cassis, nestled between the Calanques and Cap Canaille in…

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A symphony of pink, a cascade of delicate petals adorning the branches of a judas tree.