Gallery of Autumn Leaves
November portrait of
Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spire'
show almost no sign of change, & it will still be leafy
as leaves vanish from surrounding shrubs. Summer's
white bottlebrush flowers have already turned to seeds
& linger even after leaf-fall & into winter like
brown candles. This photo is from October 2004.
begins to turn yellow. In some years it will be more of
a bright orange; the color varies greatly depending on its
experiences throughout the year.
& yellow leaves are mottled & spotty with red.
It will keep its leaves until a week or so into winter when
most of deciduous shrubs nearby are bare,
but then it is late to releaf in spring.
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