Thanks, Fred.

I have a dwarf Goatsbeard, that flowered last month. I agree that it is unusual. It's bloom resemble that of a more airy, and delicate form of Astilbe.

Nandina is not invasive here. All varieties are not even hardy here. The dwarf form I have is more hardy, and returns without protection. Rather than being evergreen, it is deciduous, though, and forms new leaves, each spring. Actually, in the past 10-15 yrs of it being in the ground, this is the first time it is blooming. I forgot whether or not they are self-fruitful (able to produce fruit and berries/seeds, with just one plant), and able to produce berries, without a pollinator, or have the sexes on different plants, altogether.

My Chameleon Plant is planted on the side of my house, and has little room, in either direction to do much spreading. In addition, the shrubs and trees above it, is causing quite a bit of shade, which it "grows in", but is not in its first choice of spot, lol.

Yep, this type of Peony ('Sarah Bernhardt' is the cultivar), which dies back to the ground each fall, blooms later than most tree peonies.

The Mimosa, in the ground for maybe, 15 yrs, has only begun producing seedlings, in the last few years. Still, though, it doesnt produce as many seedlings as my Rose of Sharons. I don't know if the recent and few seedlings, is due to the recent milder winters, or not. I don't even know if any seedlings not pulled up, are able to survive winters, here. When I planted my tree, it was a seedling, and I protected it, until it got too tall, to protect. As a result, there have a couple "z5B low" winters, along the years, that caused either wood damage, or very late leaf-budding.

Yep, this tree IS a smoke tree. I'm surprised that Smoke trees are not seen much in your area. They are both very hardy (down to -30F), and said to do well at summer temps around 100 degrees F, which I have not seen any temps, that high, in quite a few years.

Your daughter could have a groundcover star jasmine, or perhaps a form of Tradescantia, like 'Blushing Bride' (which produces pink new leaves).