Early bloomer, random shape...

Exochorda x macrantha 'LOTUS MOON' 23W18 Pearlbush T1- (Victor Lemoine, France 1900) LOTUS MOON™ Pearlbush Pearl Bush, Mature plant size: 5x4ft., White, USDA Hardiness Zone 4-7, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW18, In Garden Bed T1 for 7.9 YEARS (Lowes,). Planted in 2015.

Exochorda x macrantha, commonly known as pearlbush, is a hybrid deciduous shrub introduced by Victor Lemoine of Nancy, France around 1900. It is a cross of Exochorda korolkowii (Turkestan shrub to 12' tall) and Exochorda racemosa (Chinese shrub to 15' tall).

Exochorda x macrantha 'Bailmoon' [LOTUS MOON]. In full bloom it droops from weight of blosums. Early Bloomer. Does not sucker. Needs to be trimmed, 2021.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2015, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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I'd like to be able to grow that!

Viburnum x juddii 23W18 Viburnum E1- (William Judd, 1920) Judd Viburnum, Mature plant size: 6-8ft., White flowers, USDA Hardiness Zone 3, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW19, In Garden Bed E1 for 3.9 YEARS (Bluestone). Planted in 2019.

Missouri Botanical Garden: Viburnum × juddii, commonly called Judd viburnum, is a semi-snowball hybrid propagated by William H. Judd who introduced it at the Arnold Arboretum in 1920. It is a cross between V. carlesii x V. bitchiuense. A rounded deciduous shrub, it typically matures to 6-8' tall and 6-10' wide. It is noted for its fragrant white flowers in spring, quality dark green foliage, black fruit in fall and purple fall color. Sweetly fragrant white flowers in hemispherical clusters (cymes to 3.5" wide) bloom in spring. Ovate to ovate-oblong or elliptic, dark green leaves (to 2.5" long) turn burgundy purple to red in fall. Flowers are followed by berry-like drupes which ripen from red to black from late summer to early fall. Judd viburnum is similar to V. carlesii, but generally is considered to be somewhat denser, more spreading and more floriferous with shorter leaves.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2021, 22, 23:

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frankrichards16 said: Viburnum x juddii 23W18 Viburnum E1- (William Judd, 1920) Judd Viburnum, Mature plant size: 6-8ft., White flowers, USDA Hardiness Zone 3, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW19, In Garden Bed E1 for 3.9 YEARS (Bluestone). Planted in 2019.

Missouri Botanical Garden: Viburnum × juddii, commonly called Judd viburnum, is a semi-snowball hybrid propagated by William H. Judd who introduced it at the Arnold Arboretum in 1920. It is a cross between V. carlesii x V. bitchiuense. A rounded deciduous shrub, it typically matures to 6-8' tall and 6-10' wide. It is noted for its fragrant white flowers in spring, quality dark green foliage, black fruit in fall and purple fall color. Sweetly fragrant white flowers in hemispherical clusters (cymes to 3.5" wide) bloom in spring. Ovate to ovate-oblong or elliptic, dark green leaves (to 2.5" long) turn burgundy purple to red in fall. Flowers are followed by berry-like drupes which ripen from red to black from late summer to early fall. Judd viburnum is similar to V. carlesii, but generally is considered to be somewhat denser, more spreading and more floriferous with shorter leaves.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2021, 22, 23:

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My mother had a shrub like this in her garden and it was so fragrant but I do not remember any fruit on it.

lovetogarden1 said: My mother had a shrub like this in her garden and it was so fragrant but I do not remember any fruit on it.

I don't recall the fruit, but I will try to get a photo this year:)

Hibiscus syriacus 'Orchid Satin' 23W30 Rose of Sharon G5- (Huylenbroeck 2016) Rose of Sharon or Althea, Mature plant size: 8-10ft., Pink with a magenta eye, USDA Hardiness Zone 5-9, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW29, In Garden Bed G5 for 6.2 YEARS (Bluestone). Planted in 2017.

Large orchid pink single blooms with bright magenta accents that splatter toward outer edgesl. Graceful branching habit. No seeding. Developed at the Flemish ILVO Breeding Station. Proven Winners® selection. Hibiscus syriacus 'Orchid Satin' 'ILVO347'.

2020 note: Not much to show afer 3 years in the ground. Maybe next year.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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