Dichroa versicolor Fred Heutte and a deep well of

and a deep well of history

though the plant is not emetic in ordinary use

with a native range small and specific: the Atlantic Coastal Plain of Virginia and the Carolinas

and that is the version with staying power

an advantage along a path or a seating area

Dichroa versicolor Fred Heutte and a deep well ofThe genus name comes from the Greek dichroos, meaning "two colored," and Dichroa versicolor presses the idea further: bloom color shifts with soil chemistry much the way a hydrangea does, swinging from deep cobalt to soft mauve depending on how much aluminum a plant can draw up. The species epithet versicolor only doubles down on the point, promising a shrub that refuses to settle on a single shade. Botanically this is the close cousin of the more