Franklinia's In Bloom!

Our new home has an amazing garden and quite the variety of blooming shrubs and trees. My new favorite tree is the Franklinia, which we have in our backyard!! I had no idea how special the tree was until I hired a landscaper to remove some shrubs for our new fence. He noticed the Franklinia immediately and told me to take extra care of 'this one'. So I looked up this tree and found out some interesting history on this someday gorgeous tree because right now ours looks like a blooming tall weed.
This is what I pulled from the Bartram's Garden's website..
" The exquisite Franklinia alatamaha tree, which boasts late summer blossoms, striking fall foliage, and an extraordinary history, is the most famous discovery of American botanists John and William Bartram. "