If you read my blog, you’ll know that Biltmore is one of my favorite places. To read about my visit, click here. During my trip late last year, I purchased this plant, Biltmore Ball Gown. It is a tropical shrub that blooms pretty much all year. It is also known by the names Flowering Maple, Chinese Lantern and Parlor Maple.
I love it because it looks just like the bottom of a ball gown a woman would have worn to a fancy event at Biltmore Estate with the Vanderbilts. My plant barely made the long car ride home from Asheville, North Carolina, to Houston, Texas. I only have a small piece of it now. I hope to visit Biltmore again and buy a bigger plant.
What a beautiful flower and a very perfect name. 🙂 Thank you for sharing. I had never heard of this bush or its blooms.
I just purchased a Biltmore ‘Ball Gown’ yesterday! I’m thinking of keeping it in a pot on my deck so I can bring it indoors over winter. How is yours doing? Any suggestions? I’m in zone 7 – Maryland.
I kept mine in a pot and brought it in during the winter months. Unfortunately, mine got eaten by tiny bugs and didnt make it. Whenever I return to Biltmore, I plan on buying another one.