The Bloom of the Day for November 16th, 2011 was Queen's Wreath (Petrea volubilis).
View the bloom of the day here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/botd.php?date=2011-11-16
November 16th, 2011: Queen's Wreath (Petrea volubilis) by OlgaN
When I was in Florida a few years ago for the 1st time I spotted one of these. Stopped traffic right there in the road so i could take a picture! I'd never seen anything that big and loaded with purple flowers.
Stunning tree and this is a great shot of it!
really neat!!
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
It looks very similar to Wisteria that I do see often a bit north of my area. I haven't seen it around here in Central FL but reading the comments it does look like it can survive my zone. I love seeing something on Bloom of the day that I might be able to grow.