Swapping Huckleberries
Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) has been an attractive feature along our north-facing foundation since I planted it in 2016. You will have to take my word for it since I cannot locate a photo although I know one exists somewhere in the realm of the Internet or floating on a cloud somewhere. I did locate a photo of how it looked when it was first planted - It took a few years to fill out but it did so nicely to an attractive mound about 2 feet high by 3 feet wide. Last year, it started to look bad. I cut it back but it had not improved and this is how it looked a few weeks ago - I decided to rip it out and plant another huckleberry - this time Vaccinium ovatum , more commonly known as the "Evergreen Huckleberry". This is a plant that I've wanted for ages and kept putting off getting one because I could not find a good place for it. By most accounts, this is an amazing plant, a native one and excellent for
We love it in our garden here in the PNW too, Phillip. Beautiful specimen.
ReplyDeleteI love Phlomis, especially the purple/pink ones...I just can't seem to find a spot big enough for them yet!
ReplyDeleteI have this too and it has done well for me for many years. My only complaint is that it is impossible to find any wholesale nursery growing it. We have one in the display garden at work that always looks good this time of year. People like it, want it, and are then told we can't get it.
ReplyDeletegorgeous phillip! I love yellow flowers.
ReplyDeleteI was gifted a Jerusalem Sage by a friend at the fall swap last year. I was amazed it was evergreen all winter. I have mine planted at the back of the border (luckily). I didn't know I was in for such a treat! Glad you shared this information so timely for me.
ReplyDeleteI cut all the flowers off mine because I don't like its bright yellow flowers with the pastel pink flowers of mountain laurel. I really need to move it this fall.
ReplyDeleteThanks for giving me ANOTHER plant to add to my (growing) list of "I need this plant in my garden."
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful.
This is one of my favorite plants for Austin gardens too. Very tough, and lovely in leaf and flower.
ReplyDeleteMy Jerusalem Sage (6 years old and - yes- planted in the front of the bed!) is so big and hairy, I'm almost afraid to try to prune it for fear of being devoured like a character in The Little Shop of Horrors! I did prune it about 3 years ago and brother did it make me itch, which is another reason I hesitate to tackle it. How far can I prune this beautiful monster? Can I cut it aggressively, 6 inches from the ground? The Stems on it are 1.5" in diameter and very woody. Should I just dig it up and start over. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks
ReplyDeletePuretexan, I have read that it can be cut back by half. You would want to do this in late winter. I have just lightly pruned mine but if you need to control the size, you would want to do this. You are probably in a much warmer zone than I am, so I am thinking that you could cut yours back even farther and it would be okay. Good luck!
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