• Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml
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    Empress Tree. Paulownia tomentosa

    It has fragrant purple flowers shaped like fox glove that bloom and fall April and May.

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      1 year ago

      Horrible invasive around my area, it’s huge leaves soak up sun and it’s crazy fast growing outcompetes natives :(

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        Yeah, it can be controversial. Best not to plant it near a foundation. There are few in a mostly empty field near where I live and another few in a park where the trees are spread out.

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      That sounds beautiful, there were a lot of Jacarandas where I grew up in Australia, they have lovely purple flowers too.