Unfurled
Our tree philodendron (Philodendrum bipinnatifidum), like many things in our garden, is an inheritance from the previous owners of our house. It's big and prone to some unruliness, so it's not my favorite inheritance, but it does well in the part of our yard that's shaded by the neighbor's large ash tree, and I've come to like it. I refuse to baby it, though, and even though our winter was mild this year, I wasn't sure whether it would survive the freezes. Its huge banner-like leaves had wilted to a shriveled brown.
Over the past week, it has started to unfurl new leaves, each graceful and intricate. The growth has been so fast that I almost think I could watch the progress.
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I envy your skill with a camera! And I think it's pretty cool how the leaves look like they're made of some space-age polymer.
My plants have been growing like crazy this week too. I should have taken a picture this afternoon to document how fast everything is growing-- the ornamental grasses I cut back last week have grown a good five inches in the last six days!