Acer palmatum 'Utsu Semi' ~ Utsu Semi Japanese Maple rain garden & dry creek The Winecraft Gold® Smokebush is

The Winecraft Gold® Smokebush is a stunning shrub that is highly valued for its vibrant foliage and unique smoke-like flower clusters

Removed spent flowers to encourage additional bloom

It's also a great choice for a pollinator garden

Paeonia delavayi trolloides

The flowers bloom all summer with two waves

Acer palmatum 'Utsu Semi' ~ Utsu Semi Japanese Maple rain garden & dry creek The Winecraft Gold® Smokebush isUtsu Semi Japanese Maple is a small, slow growing deciduous tree with an upright habit and strongly textured palmated foliage that emerges vibrant light before turning scarlet to orange in fall. Small, non showy but attractive umbels of red flowers bloom in spring followed by samaras. Grows best in rich, moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Prefers full sun in cooler climates, but needs afternoon shade in southern areas. Type: Tree Origins: East