Flora, Now

The scarlet of maples can shake me like a cry
Of bugles going by.
And my lonely spirit thrills
to see the frosty asters like smoke
upon the hills-Bliss Carman
JAPANESE MAPLE
ROWAN TREE
COSMOS
PUMPKIN
SAXIFRAGE
CYCLAMEN
YUCCA
CANDY CORN VINE
SPINDLE
PECAN
SWEET POTATO
OCTOBER Wildflower Selection from L. B. Johnson's Wildflower Center
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Sorbus

Rowan Tree (Sorbus commixta)
Other Names - Japanese Rowan, Japanese Mountainash, Mountain Ash, Chinese Scarlet Rowan.
Origins - Far East of Russia, China, Korea, Japan.
Type - Perennial (deciduous).
Hardiness (see References, below) - Zones 5 - 8.
Bloom - Early Summer.
Fruit - Fall.
Height
Approx. 30 ft (9 m).
Cultivation - Pollution tolerant, perfect in urban setting with full Sun exposure. Rowan likes moist, but well drained soils.
Propagation - By cuttings; by grafting, by seeds.
Other - Attractive medium sized, no maintenance tree. Leaves turn into flame-like, spectacular multicolor Fall display. Pretty red berries, attract animals, and birds, particularly in Winter.
CAUTION - Berries have some medicinal properties, but are not recommended for human consumption.
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Special Thanks to Town & Country Gardens Contributors: Asa-moya; -Asa-moya's Blog, blogger, bulabean, dive-angel (Karin), flickr, Gary Shield, Jasmine&Roses,
My Morton Arboretum Images - see more spectacular images of Morton Arboretum in References, above, Pall Jökull Petursson, Rita Crane Photography. Rita Crane, daughter of LIFE magazine photographer Ralph Crane. Her work can be seen on Flickr at Rita Crane Photography or on her website., TMR Davies, Wikipedia, W.D. Williams