Pseudobombax elipticum

as the sultry spring bursts into the dripping summer the last of the Pseudo Bombax peel back in the night blooming for the morning and falling in the path of the Key West tourist who picks her up and discards a block later or perhaps in this artists dream presses the flower into their notebook or journal and to preserve the sweet memory....Pseudobombax elipticum reveal themselves unfolding like a banana peeling itself- oh joy- oh complete ridiculous Dr Suess-ian world, I stand by with my wonder and my picket sign that says simply 'CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL'

compost pile

compost pile update .....collards, confetti and flowers from the ultimate Bombax tree

here's to being madly in love with it all

spring blossoms in the sub tropics

I am really enjoying the process of learning the plants and trees of the sub-tropics of the Florida Keys. The subtropical trees can proceed in similar ways to types in temperate regions, though often with stunning gregariousness. Right now we have the pleasure of the BOMBAX CEIBA (silk cotton tree, Kapok) and the mystery yellow flowering tree in blossom. The flowers precede the leaves, creating a lovely graphic juxtaposition of the flowers to the branches/bark. Ah, flowers first, just like our friends back home, the red bud, apple, cherry, dog wood and magnolias....

naughty blog neglect - behold the bombax tree and flower!

sorry, i have been consumed in an intense realtionship with this tree, the BOMBAX Tree, variety: shaving brush.... and away from the computer...