Star Jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides. One of the most common landscape plants in So. Cal. Joe

We used to have a poster that went by HGSB. He lectured someone from NY about that horrible Chastetree. That was the first time I heard about invasive.org website. My problem was and still is that they lump everything together. MA-EPPC page lists Northern Catalpa, Crape Myrtle,Osage Orange, along with incredibly noxious weeds like Multiflora Rose, Autumn Olive, and Privets. They paint with a broad brush. Those last three cover countless acres of natural areas, we schedule invasive removals to combat them but its like swimming against the tide. I'll swear EVERY flower of Autumn Olive makes a berry. What's the criteria for the listings at invasive.org? Can any volunteer with a camera creat a fact sheet? When a list is watered down like this, it becomes meaningless. Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas is a much more targeted, user-friendly list. It zeros in on the worst offenders. BTW, where was esh_ga, rhizo_1, and dibbit on that never-ending Viburnum dilitatum group thread? p.23 We schedule removals in Virginia's Turkey Run Park to remove it. I was the lone voice to protest promotion of that weed on this forum. That's a genuine, invasive pest. Elaeagnus pungens makes an occasional fruit here, it's benign. I've never seen one volunteer, I can't speak for further south. On my way to Baltimore this morning I know I saw 10,000 Callery Pears blooming along the road. E. pungens shouldn't be put in the same category. Here is a link that might be useful: Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas

Yes on About Face, check if it fades pink after the bloom is spent. You can post a pic after the bloom is spent, as About Face fades bigtime it should be easy to recognize, still a great rose worth having. Also, no on Tamora, but I don't know what it is.

Gigi, I'm not the expert here, but do know that generally, if you want to put Camillias on the corners of the porch in your photo, you are gong to have to get further away from the porch. Most of these plants get pretty large. Generally speaking, Camellas are wininterish bloomers. Japonicas are springish bloomers, and Sesanquas are generally fallish bloomers. Crosses with Camellia and Japonica are usually winterspring bloomers, and most all of the Camellia Sesanquas are fall bloomers. If you are planning to cut the trees to expose the limbs under the cover, you will need to let the bushes get at least as large as the minimum size you want the finished plant to be. That way the limb structure will be established and you will know which to cut and which to leave. After the cut you will have to keep any little suckers picked off until the bush decides you really mean business about leaving its lower branches bare. It will continue to grow in height, and the drip line will continue to expand, so you will need clearance from the house. Here's a photo of two Sesanquas in my front yard that I cut may years ago. We have folks drive down our dead end street to see them when they are in bloom. I have flood lights under each to shine up into the canopy at night, It makes a right pretty show. Bil