Hi, & yes, I think that ID is right. Also agree this isn't a fast growing plant & that actually, it looks excellent, we can see that by how the leaves look & how firm they appear. I'd keep doing the same as you are, but in future, when you repot, I'd add about 30% perlite to that mix to make it faster draining (that mix looks quite peaty from here). While I don't see this in the EA listings (Exotic Angels), that ID is definitely correct for Pep., very nice one too, enjoy.

hi ken! i am in weatherford, texas (about 30 minutes west of the dallas/fort worth area). i would love to trade things! there is so much going on in my yard (lots of shady, mature trees, creeping vines, flowering plants, etc). i figured i would get to know it this year and then next year i would really like to plant a vegetable and herb garden.

I just planted an Irish Yew next to my front steps. I had Sky pencil elsewhere but it has proved a very poor grower for me. One went over in a snow storm. The nursery man told me that they have an underdeveloped root ssytem. The Irish yew is 6 foot tall and may be 9 inches wide. It appeared to need little if any pruning---I am a low maintenance kind of gardener. Not cheap, however. The ones in my nursery ranged $100 to $300 per. The person at the nursery told me that it could hit 10-15 feet. I would check into their suitability in the Georgia summer. An additional feature of this plant is that if you have other yews in your foundation plantings, the foliage in the Irish yew will be similar.

Thank you for identifying it and for the well wishes. I am somewhat relieved to learn it is a native plant. I had never seen this here when I was a youth, so I assumed it was invasive. The plants have all been removed as of today. (Sorry, birds!) I and a cousin pitched in and de-jungle-ified a severely overgrown yard. (Vines, bushes, the now-identified pokeweed, rose of sharon, you name it!) Thank you, A.