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 that is so lovely! I am going to have to drive down to Smith now to see some camellias in real life! I will look for your 'Debutante'. Your hackberry trees sound just horrid, but you have the good sense not to hack them (wonder how they got that name) for the shade they provide. Your camellia walk or woodland walk sounds lovely and maybe we have seen it? All is Bright... All is White here. Have a good Sunday. Carol
ReplyDeleteA beautiful romantic garden comes to mind when I read~~Camellia Walk~~Debutante is beautiful~~What a gift winter blooming plants are after a hard frost. Hackberry trees may be beneficial to wildlife, but they really seem problematic with the aphid mess and all those weed seedlings everywhere. We have them here...planted by the birds a long time ago. gail You do have a beautiful and romantic garden.
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Who says you can't satisfy a rose craving in December? This camellia reminds me so much of the old fashioned roses we both love. I just love your blog...it gets me thru this cold albeit short winter we have in TN/AL.
ReplyDeleteVery lovely flower, it really reminds me of a peone.
ReplyDeleteCamillias remind me of those beautiful old fashioned roses. This is a gorgeous pink.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what is more stunning - the camellia or your photography! Wow!
ReplyDeleteLovely, just lovely, Phillip! What a sweet sight amidst frosted foliage that must be. The color is wonderful, but that form really sounds perfect for a shady spot. We detest those hackberries also, they line the property line just on the other side, out of my reach, along with the black walnuts. What a dastardly pair of trees, although the birds and squirrels love them.
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The Camellia is perfectly beautiful! I didn't realize Hackberries were such a pain, thanks for the info.
ReplyDeleteDebutante is just stunning, and your photographs of it are far better than mine will ever be! The Camellia Walk sounds beautiful! We have been dealing with that same black aphid soot in ATL on Crape Myrtles this year, so hopefully it's gone now with the frost.
ReplyDeleteI've always wondered if I could grow a camellia. I'd love one. I think Camellia Walk sounds lovely, and I would keep the name. Lots of us have woodland gardens, but not everyone has a CW. :) Thank you for sharing this beautiful plant with us. Sorry about your hackberry trees.~~Dee
ReplyDeleteWow what a flower on it! I'm glad it survived the transplant, that's a pretty good sized one to move. I would love to find a Camellia that blooms this time of year. I'm going to look for this one
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite camellias, too, Phillip. Mine has not started blooming yet, but I can see color starting to show. I hope I have some for Christmas. They look so good with chartreuse ribbons and a nice change from the ubiquitous red and green.
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Phillip,
ReplyDeleteI believe that is the dreamiest shade of pink that I have laid eyes on. It is lovely to see such color as my window provides a view to our first blanket of snow.
Gorgeous photos!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the lovely walk among your flowers; it warmed my soul within this frigid day.
ReplyDeleteBreath takingly lovely. What I wouldn't give to look out my window and see camellias in bloom.
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You describe your woodland area well.
ReplyDeleteCamellia Debutante is a perfect pink and your photographs do her justice.
Seems you're not the only one who doesn't like Hackberry trees. Is it the berries?
I know how you feel about seeing the flower. That one is a stunner! The saturation is perfect.
ReplyDeleteWe get the sooty mold on a lot of different species of plants up here. Sometimes it builds up too much and I have to do something about it.
Ha, I understand your feelings about hackberries very well! Fortunately my new garden doesn't have them (although it does have other trees I wouldn't plant, like willow oaks). That is a beautiful camellia and I was surprised to hear how tall it was when you transplanted it. That says a lot for the variety. I know I need more camellias in my yard but I need to know if they're finicky about water. Do they need to be well drained?
ReplyDeleteWow, the bloom really looks like a rose... I'm assuming the shape of the shrub itself makes it obvious it's a cameciuropllia IRL? (Cams don't grow here, but they seem to have a different habit from roses...)
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