Perennials: 2013, 4 by Weerobin
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Weerobin wrote: Donna, I have deutzia gracilis variegata which is one of my favorite variegated plants. It's variegation looks like it's sprinkled on the leaf (see below). The blooms almost are a distraction, since the foliage alone is so pretty. But you have to watch out for occasional reverting branches, which have to be pruned away. The 2nd picture is a non-variegated reversion on the same shrub. And I recall mine was only supposed to be a couple feet tall and it's probably at least 4ft now. Might be even taller if it weren't having to duke it out for space in a too crowded border. The other 3 pix are some of my hydrangea serrata's. You must have excellent taste, since they are one of my favorite plants also. The delicacy & variety of blooms is really unbeatable - much better than the blaring blue pom poms of Nikko Blue! Here are 3 of my favorites: first is miyama mae murasaki, 2nd is shirafugi, 3rd is beni gaku. But unfortunately, the deer are also too fond of all my hydrangeas. I haven't had a single hydrangea bloom in the past several summers. The shrubs are chewed to the stems. It's really disheartening. The deer don't bother my deutzias. |