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
For heavens sake cover it. The rains will be heavy and won't take mercy. It sure is bootiful. So how much water do they need. I have one and it's drooping during the day. I'm afraid to over water it. Don't they like it a bit on the dry side?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful. You could also (God forbid) pick them and put them in a pretty vase...
ReplyDeleteOh, you sure should over it! That exquisite beauty needs to be preserved. Love the way their petals are arranged!
ReplyDeleteHi Phillip, thanks for posting this gorgeous photo! This is the third tree peony in my garden and has never bloomed, but it looks healthy. It really does look like the photo on the tag too. Yours is just divine and the capture is number one!
ReplyDeleteFrances
Spectacular! I have seen several pictures of very nice Japanese umbrellas positioned over tree peonies so the blossoms will last longer, maybe that is what you should do.
ReplyDeleteI love Tree Peonies! I have 6 including one that looks like your pic. But I'm not sure of the name.
ReplyDeleteI'm coming to see your garden! :-) That's just stunning. BTW--did you ever find a garden gate?
ReplyDeleteCameron
Nice photograph. I too saw a tree peony at Lowe's last year and contemplated buying it but didn't. Now, seeing this, I wish I had. It really is nice.
ReplyDeleteI fascinate myself, from time to time, by making a tree out of a bush and the last one I did was about 8 years ago. I cut off a small limb from a Rose of Sharon bush because the blossoms are creamy white with blushing red centers. The bees love it. I stuck that in the ground and when it took root and began to leaf out, I would pinch off most of the buds or leaves. And as it grew larger and the twig got to be an inch in diameter I had to cut off the lower branches and now it is a tree, rose of sharon and looks great.
That's gorgeous. I'd cover it.
ReplyDeleteWe have about 4 or 5 tree peonies. They're great.
It's a beauty Phillip...save it if you can! I put a patio umbrella over mine one year!
ReplyDeletePhillip it's beautiful and you've photo'd it so well.
ReplyDeleteI think you should cover it.
Rob
Oh yes, cover it if you wish to enjoy those blooms longer. It is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThat is a pretty one. I think you're lucky to have 3 flowers already! My tree peony is quite a bit older and I only see 3 buds on it this year.
ReplyDeleteIf you're lucky enough to have something like that in your garden, I would erect a big old beach umbrella over it to protect it from the coming rain. Forecast for AL seems to be heavy rains....let the neighbors talk....get an umbrella for her!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful bloom!
ReplyDeleteI love the tree peonies--the flowers are so large and they smell so nice. A neighbor has these and always cuts me some blooms.
ReplyDeleteI was looking into buying a tree peony. I live in Cullman, AL. Are there any nurseries central or north Alabama that sell them? And, if so, when would I want to plant one?
ReplyDelete