These trees are in planters along a pedestrian plaza in front of tour Féalain. It looks to me that they are the cousins of the trees I know in the southeast US as crepe myrtles. According to Wiki, the crepe myrtle was introduced to Charleston SC by a French botanist in 1790. That would make for a nice symmetry.
i was going to say it looks like a crepe myrtle...didn't know the history of them!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous blooming trees !
ReplyDeleteThey're very pretty.
ReplyDeleteOur neighbor has a couple of these, only they're in shrub form and not so neatly shaped. No matter, they're in full flower now and very pretty.
ReplyDeleteYes they are crepe myrtles. My parents have them down the western side of their house in Australia. Very reliable early autumn flowers and lovely trunks if you lift the canopy (ie prune) to reveal them. Thrive in the dry or the wet, just a little bit frost tender when young.
ReplyDeleteWhile we were in Virginia and North Carolina in July, they were in their full glory... huge and weighted down with blooms. And they were everywhere. They seem to thrive in that horrible hot and humid weather there. Would that I did too.
DeleteThe crepe myrtles are too gorgeous Stuart, I was almost tempted to plant one in my garden.. still might 😊
ReplyDeleteThe crepe myrtles are too gorgeous Stuart, I was almost tempted to plant one in my garden.. still might 😊
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