Heimia salicifolia Canopy Trees summersweet feeds bees and butterflies

summersweet feeds bees and butterflies through midsummer and asks little in return

a nice thread of Southern citrus history

the plant shrugs off standing water and seasonal flooding with an ease few woody plants can match

The old Japanese name for them

Heimia salicifolia Canopy Trees summersweet feeds bees and butterfliesHeimia salicifolia is an airy, fine textured shrub that carries a surprising amount of history in a modest frame. Slender willow like leaves clothe the arching stems, and from midsummer into fall small, bright yellow, five petaled flowers open in the leaf axils all along the branches, each followed by a little dry seed capsule. The overall effect is light and gauzy, a soft yellow haze rather than a bold splash, and the plant grows fast and multi