It is that time of year for PPMorpha
Here is ours as of yesterday:
Show us your specimen.
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woodyoak zone 5 southern Ont., Canada
5 years agoYours is way ahead of ours! The one on the patio in the shady backyard here is always later to bloom than the one in the front, and the ones in more shade under the pines and under the oak are later still - less floriferous too but still nice. The patio one is budded and starting to bloom but the others are not. The front garden one is blooming - but considerably less so than usual. As the 'Randy' magnolia beside (and a bit to the south) of it has gotten bigger with time, the Persicaria flower production is starting to decline somewhat. Pictures:
By the patio:
Under the pines:
In the front garden:
Everything is behind schedule here - undoubtedly due to the cold spring. What is most notable to me in the above pictures is the poor state of the Huldine clematis on the iron tuteur in the front garden. Last year by the end of June Huldine had vigorously covered that structure and had lots of flowers - it's got a long way to go in the next week to be able to do that by the end of June this year! Yesterday and today have been hot here so that might help.... Mind you, we need to do a lot of weeding and deadheading but it's too hot out there to do it! Complain, complain.... :-)
rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
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5 years agoBeautiful pictures, rouge and woodyoak! P.Polymorpha is almost impossible to find in nurseries around here. Last summer, DH and I saw an ad on Kijiji for campfire wood for sale. When we got there, I was amazed to see the gorgeous garden. They had a lot of P.Polymorpha, and generously gave us three potted seedlings. One did not make it, I gave one to an envious friend, and planted the last one (pictured below). It’s still very small so I added hostas around. I know I’ll probably have to move them at some point as I’ve seen how large PP can get!
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
5 years agoJust lovely rouge & woody. So happy you got yours mazerolm, I could never be without P. p. as it is such a favorite.
I grow mine in full sun. I apologize for the blur in the pic, I need a new camera. It is beat up and possessed, I am lucky if I can take photos.
Not at peak flowering yet - but soon.
cercis47
5 years agoHere is my one remaining. I have taken out 2 when they became too large for my garden. This one is about 7 feet by 6 feet and is used as a background plant. I am now cutting it to the ground in June to try to inhibit it’s size some. As you can see, the flowers are already pinking up. I loved this plant so much but less so now as it’s size impedes other plants nearby. The Eupatorium maculatum is the only plant that seems to compete well with it and as the Eupatorium is a pretty demonic spreader in my garden, it has it’s detriments as well.
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