• Plant: Seven Son Flower (Heptacodium miconioides)
  • Uploaded by arctangent
  • Info: Entire plant / 2013-09-13 / Cleveland Botanical Gardens, Cleveland, Ohio / License: All rights reserved
  • Caption: Use of Seven-Son Flower Tree in landscaping. Captured at the peak of its bloom. The 'pink' phase comes later, after the blooms drop, leaving behind the pink bracts.
Photo of Seven Son Flower (Heptacodium miconioides) uploaded by arctangent

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