A Dazzling Dove Tree You’ll Want to Make Space For

Wow , just wow . This Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree will give up you in your tracks . ‘ Lady Sunshine ’ is a uncommon but dazzling variegated dove tree that draw a outstanding woody plant specimen if you have a distance where it can spread its wings . In late spring and former summertime , an abundance of attractive white “ handkerchief ” prime ( bracts ) appear . The respite of the growing season the leaves border in creamy yellow steal the show . Although ‘ Lady Sunshine ’ is a slow grower , waiting for it to accomplish its full size is well deserving the time . To play off the color , count placing ‘ Lady Sunshine ’ in airless proximity to a large - leavedhostasuch as pea green ‘ Sum and Substance ’ ( Hosta‘Sum and Substance ’ , Zones 3–9 ) or another golden leaf gem such as ‘ Jurassic Gold ’ wood fern ( Dryopteriswallichiana‘Jurassic Gold ’ , Zones 5–9 ) or ‘ Aureola ’ Japanese forest grass ( Hakonechloamacra‘Aureola ’ , Zones 5–9 ) .

‘Lady Sunshine’ dove tree

Name:Davidia involucrata‘Lady Sunshine’

Zones:6–8

Size:15 to 25 feet tall and 15 feet wide

term : fond spectre ; fertile , moist , well - drain soil

Native mountain range : China

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