Perennials: 2013, 1 by Weerobin

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.