Staphylea trifolia, American Bladdernut?

Never saw one but I’d like to…very pretty. Too bad it’s so hot here, I like bird magnets.

-- A little dirt never killed anyone.

Sorry, I should have said tiger swallowtail butterflies! I wonder if these pics will post a little bigger – you can’t see anything in the first one…here is the underside of a swallowtail on a bladdernut blossom cluster.

-- ~ Cindy, Virginia Appalachians, UDSA Hardiness Zone 6 ~

btw, I think I’m going to get one…

-- ~ Cindy, Virginia Appalachians, UDSA Hardiness Zone 6 ~

Cindy, thanks for the enlargement of the picture. The plant as well as the butterfly look so beautiful.

Sharad

-- Bagwan-- “If someone feels that they had never made a mistake in their life, then it means they have never tried a new thing in their life”.-Albert Einstein

I think you have made a lovely choice, Cindy.

-- "To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves." M. Gandhi

I don’t know this one. What is the growing zone limits for this one, Cindy?

-- jroot ....... Southern Ontario .......... grow zone 5A ...................."Gardening is an exercise in optimism." ....... . . Author Unknown

by the pictures .. i thought you were showing us a “silverbells” tree. Similar little flowers.

Glad to hear that you’ve made a decision! :) Now to go shopping!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

From my limited reading, it appears to be hardy to zone 5, -10F to -20F. It’s an eastern North America native. It rarely get below 0 degrees here, unless it’s wind chill.

I’m going to get one from forestfarm.com. I spoke with my neighbor today – the one who’ll have to see it too – and she’s fine with it. I’m going to make sure it never encroaches over the property line. Since my living room windows run 6’ to 9’ above ground level, I’m hoping I’ll get to see many butterflies from the comfort of my chair – lol!

jroot, there is also a European Bladdernut tree, and it has showier flower clusters than the North American species, it can be found at the same website if you’re interested in seeing it…

I know what’s going to happen. As soon as I purchase and plant one, I’ll start seeing them in every wild, scruffy place I go – free for the taking ; )

-- ~ Cindy, Virginia Appalachians, UDSA Hardiness Zone 6 ~

Thanks Cindy. I’ll keep my eyes open.

-- jroot ....... Southern Ontario .......... grow zone 5A ...................."Gardening is an exercise in optimism." ....... . . Author Unknown