Very few plants in my garden are deciduous. This one is lemon verbena, Aloysia triphylla. This winter's quality of cold resulted in a fully leafless dormancy (not always the case) and both the young one and the old gnarled tree-like one out back are just now leafing out. It's weird around here-- with spring- (almost summer-) like weather in full swing for months now-- to see leafless trees. Some plants rely on cues other than our perception of the seasons to regulate their growth cycles.
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My stuff is just starting to sprout and bud. But we probably are not past the last frost, yet, so it may be awhile before we have any good growth.
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