Elliottia racemosa prophouse-summer-2027 The aromatic bark and leaves

The aromatic bark and leaves

veined and freckled toward the center

Photos courtesy of Oregon State University

Compact enough for a large container

cloud-like quality to a planting

Elliottia racemosa prophouse-summer-2027 The aromatic bark and leavesElliottia racemosa, the Georgia plume, is one of the rarest and most coveted of all southeastern native plants, a deciduous shrub or small tree that lifts great feathery plumes of white flowers in the heat of summer. First found by the naturalist William Bartram in 1775 and named for the botanist Stephen Elliott, this member of the heath family grows wild in only a scattering of Georgia localities and almost nowhere else on earth. To grow one is to