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,
ReplyDeleteWow on that Magnoliaflora, to me it looks like a slight peachy white not pink.
Hate your new word verification...
Taylor's Perfection is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI think it is facinating how the last camellia has multi colors. The bees must have been busy around this shrub.
ReplyDeleteSimilar story here with our camellias. Just a minor set back to what has been a beautiful season.
ReplyDeleteWe have similar tastes, it seems. Absolutely love Taylor's Perfection! I have "Mrs. Charles Cobb" in Atlanta, and it is also much more like yours, and decidedly not red. (And she's living in Cobb County, so I figure that has to account for something!)
ReplyDeleteMy star magnolia's have started blooming again, thought the frost had gotten them. Daffodils going wild.
ReplyDeleteMary
Seeing your camellias I am sorry I only have one! I have another question. When is the master gardener's plant sale this yr?
ReplyDeleteHi Philip... I'm so sorry to hear what happened with the magnolias but your camellias are spectacular. I'm curious as to whether your magnolias were earlier than normal this year. This is a huge concern for me this mild winter, but so far we are mostly below freezing at night and daytime temps in mid to high 30's so the ground really hasn't thawed out as of yet... it could end up being a touchy situation... Larry
ReplyDeleteI just bought a Taylors Perfection today. By chance. It really looks like a rose.
ReplyDeleteI just love camellias! My neighborhood here in Atlanta is filled with them. My power walks have turned into garden strolls since I stop so often to admire.
ReplyDeleteSo Beautiful to see, Phillip!
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Have always enjoyed Camellias.
ReplyDeleteRandy, I agree, it is more peachy. I don't have word verification turned on so I'm not sure what is going on with that.
ReplyDeleteLarry, yes the magnolias were early! So far, everything is early. We are having very mild temperatures this winter. It worries me too.