Help with 5 shrub identities
Hey guys! My wife and I are planning an overhaul of a poorly designed section of our landscape. The hill area was originally planted with a good number of plants, but some have died off, some are struggling, and some have established themselves well. We plan to move around some of these established plants, but I want to make sure I pick appropriate locations for them in the landscape.
Here are a few overall photos of the yard area with the plants labeled A-E, and then below that you will find a detailed picture of each. Each of these plants keep their leaves year-round, and they all are flowering - with E and D flowering in late fall if I recall correctly. Also - it just occurred to me that C and E are the same plant - despite one growing about 5 feet tall (E) and the other barely 2.5' (C).
The only one I am reasonably sure of is B, which I believe is a rhododendron of some sort.
Any information or identification that can be supplied about them will be really helpful in our redesign.
For an overall view of the area, see this thread: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/3703503/help-with-backyard-hill-layout
Thanks guys!
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
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8 years ago
Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
8 years agoJames Downing thanked Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7AJames Downing
8 years agoYou're right, I realized we're probably 6b (or maybe even 7a?, but I think we have seen temperatures dip below 0F before). I misinterpreted the color scale the first time I looked at it. I put a mark on the map below where we are located (slightly west of Roanoke). I'll have to update the profile.
Interesting to know about the winter shade requirement of the Camellias. C gets more winter sun than D and E, which are both blocked by the house in the afternoon. I wonder if that's why C has stunted growth and is non-flowering.
I believe D is indeed fall blooming. Late fall blooming if I recall.
It sounds like all of these can be moved in the coming month, with the exception of E, which should be moved only after it blooms.
For reference, D is about 6-7 ft tall. C is only about 2.5 ft tall and both were planted at the same time.
I need to do some reading about how to successfully dig up and move plants this large. There's gotta be some trick to it.
RugbyHukr