Every year, a few of the Texas mountain laurels show up with pale purple or whitish blooms. They are such an oddity that they get snatched up quickly. I happen to be a sucker for white flowers - I think it was the white roses in The Great Gatsby when I was a teenager that did it - I just relate white flowers with romance. But don't you love how white blooms almost glow in the moonlight.
Well, last spring, we had a mountain laurel that bloomed white, white, WHITE! We've marked it and will begin playing with the seeds this year. There isn't much written on white blooming Texas mountain laurels. We've heard that they cross-pollinate so there's no guarantee what color trees produced from seed will bloom. We're still deciding on the perfect isolated spot to transplant her - and since we hope she's a big part of our little nursery, we do need to find a name for her. All suggestions are welcome!
