Too Close for Comfort, I almost bought an ornamental tree.

It's called Colville's Glory.

It was one of the first things I spied as we turned the corner. It was impossible to miss.

It took my breath away and then I got closer and closer.

That bloom is almost a foot long. The bees were going crazy over them. My dreams of a Jacaranda have been trounced by this beauty. If only I had a place for an ornamental tree, this would be the baby. Perhaps .... nah....I am stuck where I am.

This was a tempting second but it had no name on it.

It is an American Hophornbean.