After reading the original description with no picture I was about to go with white crapemyrtle, too. Fluttery flowers, end of each branch, 20' tall, peeling bark... Need more pix! Description sure fits both. hortster

Thanks for posting this info. I have two large plantings of this shrub that are normally loaded with blooms, and I was considering them for cuts just the other day. But since I have never tested them for longevity, I never did use them. For me they'd be in bloom the same time as peonies and I'll bet they'd be great together.

Rita, I am very much on the same page as you. Aside from my Tropical corner, the rest of my yard is planted with things that I don't have to worry about, if something gets taken out by frost, it is replaced with something else that will survive. This corner is the only exception and the only reason it exists is because last fall I inherited some bananas. During this past winter I played with a pvc frame that allowed me to cover the entire area with a few blankets and it seems to have worked. So now I have plans for a folding frame that will allow me to turn the area into a greenhouse for the winter. But the area where the shrub(s) would go is well outside the area that will be framed. Like you, I don't have money to simply blow on plants that won't last. I stretch every dollar by either growing from seed or buying plants that can be divided or otherwise easily propagated. So that's why I am picking the brains and experiences of others. Often times books might say one thing about a plant (like the Night Blooming Jasmime) and actual real world experiences suggest something else.

If you would, perhaps, share which state you were growing this in it would narrow down the options for those of us thinking 'Hmm. Maybe... Or... But where???' And could you tell us when it flowered? Spring to fall? Just one season? A little most months? Did it have a scent? What was that scent similar to, in your experience? Was it popular with hummers or butterflies at all? Or was it too shady for them? If you still have contact with neighbours from your old place, or even the people who followed you - could you get a photo for posting on the 'Name That Plant' forum?