Arbutus unedo 24/11 Restock and an unusual flower

and an unusual flower

one of the toughest and most charming of the Mediterranean sun shrubs

The reward is quieter and rarer than a japonica in full flush: fine

Ceratostigma willmottianum

Arbutus unedo 24/11 Restock and an unusual flowerThe strawberry tree is a handsome broadleaf evergreen, a large shrub or small tree hung in fall and early winter with clusters of nodding, urn shaped, pinkish white flowers, just as the previous year's fruit ripens to warty, orange red, strawberry like globes. Flowers and fruit on the branches at once is the particular charm of Arbutus unedo, and the glossy leaves and shredding cinnamon bark hold interest year round. The fruit is edible, if not