{"id":46198,"date":"2014-07-16T12:10:01","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T16:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=46198"},"modified":"2014-07-16T12:54:07","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T16:54:07","slug":"a-rare-find-in-bloom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2014\/07\/horticulture-2\/a-rare-find-in-bloom\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rare Find in Bloom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deanna F. Curtis<\/a> is Curator of Woody Plants at The New York Botanical Garden<\/a> where she develops, documents, and helps manage the historic hardy tree and shrub collections.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Platycrater arguta<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The uncommonly cultivated cobweb flower (Platycrater arguta<\/i>) is one of many rare Asian woodland species grown in the Azalea Garden<\/a>. A hydrangea relative, this species is native to southern Japan, as well as a small range in eastern China, where it is considered threatened.<\/p>\n

This deciduous shrub reaches about 3-4\u2019 feet high and wide and is sure to stump many a horticulturalist with its lovely, unique blooms. Four-petaled white flowers form a balloon shape before opening to display abundant, large yellow stamens. Floral bracts persist into fall, adding texture while the leaves fade to yellow.<\/p>\n

If you can find this plant at a nursery, it might be a perfect addition for a partial shaded, well-drained spot in your garden. At the center of the Azalea Garden you\u2019ll find this lovely, well-behaved species in bloom right near the overlook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After the spring bloom, the Azalea Garden continues to impress with uncommon treasures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40013,"featured_media":46203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[3824],"tags":[4680,4085,4084,282,4086,4640],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Platycrater-arguta-01.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/ph0lU-c18","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46198"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40013"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46198"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46210,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46198\/revisions\/46210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}