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
Phillip,
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful flowering shrub that I have admired in my gardening books...does it have any fragrance?
Gail
This flower reminds me of my Virgin's Bower one .. nice !
ReplyDeleteJoy
Gail, sadly there is no fragrance.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joy!
The folers remind me of a fothergilla that i have. The leaves look simular also.
ReplyDeleteI meant flowers. I need to proof read before I hit the button.
ReplyDeleteOh nice one! I have read about this plant but haven't ever seen one.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information. I purchased two of these at a plant sale yesterday because we love to add native plants to our garden, but no one I talked to could tell me anything about them. This is just what I needed. Your garden is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteEmily
Do you know an online site where I can purchase it? I garden in northern Delaware.
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