‘Rose Lantern’, a cultivar of goldenrain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata) introduced by the Arboretum, blooms nearly a month later than the species and its papery seed capsules are blushed rosy pink. It also has a botanical history worthy of a detective novel: read it here. (photo: Robert Mayer)
Arnoldia 56/2, 1996 [pdf]