Desmanthus illinoensis - Illinois bundleflower Maple heart-shaped leaves it produces large

heart-shaped leaves it produces large purple-spotted

lightly fragrant flowers in mid-late summer

Reputatively found growing in a private English garden

Native to eastern and south central United States where it is generally found near streams and rivers floodplains and the margins of swamps

A small to medium growing maple native to the dry Mediterranean region and so is both heat and drought tolerant

Desmanthus illinoensis - Illinois bundleflower Maple heart-shaped leaves it produces largeA herbaceous perennial which occurs in prairies and thickets of the midwestern, southern, and western United States. Noted for its compound bipinnate foliage, white globular flower head and curved, dark brown seed pods (to 1" long) develop in clusters (or bundles). Quite hardy and tolerant of dry conditions.