Sinojackia xylocarpa Low Stock drawing hummingbirds through its long

drawing hummingbirds through its long bloom and shrugging off heat and drought once established

the Crapnell camellia

foamflower

but 'Apollo' earns a place as a full

valued above all for the upright spikes of intensely fragrant white flowers that perfume the whole garden in the heat of summer

Sinojackia xylocarpa Low Stock drawing hummingbirds through its longSinojackia xylocarpa is a rare flowering treasure from the hills of eastern China, a deciduous small tree or large shrub that few gardeners have ever met. Known as the jacktree, the species belongs to the storax family, Styracaceae, a close cousin of the snowbells and silverbells, and carries the same poetry of spring: pendant, bell shaped white flowers that dangle beneath arching branches like small antique lanterns swaying in a breeze. The botanical