Chaste tree| Vitex agnus-castus passionfruit Bald Cypress trees often grow

Bald Cypress trees often grow “knees”—woody structures that rise from the roots and are believed to help with gas exchange and stability

The flowers are unlike any other milkweed: baseball-sized clusters of creamy greenish-white petals cupping upward around striking purple hoods

Its distinctive leaves

It's a Xerces Society-recognized plant of special value to bumble bees — and it earns it

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