Virginia sweetspire Henry’s garnet
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Henry's Garnet Virginia Sweetspire - deer resistent?
Comments (5)Understood about deer eating anything if hungry enough, but before planting some of these though wanted to make sure they're not like catnip to cats such as it is with cherry trees, tulips and roses (from my experience). I've given up on cherry trees, tulips and roses on most places of my property due to deer treating them like a buffet line!...See MoreAny comments on Virginia Sweetspire?
Comments (17)The trick to getting fall colour is to have the plant in quite a bit of sun. The more shade it's in, the more it tends toward an indeterminate green. Although summer sun may do the trick, I actually think it needs the sun to be hitting it in fall, when you want the leaves to colour up, but I'm less sure about that. The first spot I had mine in, where it stayed olive, was in mostly shade year-round. The second spot, where it showed gorgeous colour, in quite a bit of sun year-round. Now it's in my north-facing front yard where it gets summer sun but where the shadow of the house will envelop it by mid to late September. This is a test of its sun needs! Also, in my experience, Itea suckering is not of the running type that you get with, for example, the revoltingly aggressive flowering quince. The new shoots stay fairly close to the mother plant....See Morehave: list of plants for mtps
Comments (2)Ann I hope that you are coming to the fall MTPS!!! Thank you sooooooooooooooo much for the Verbena ÂSnowflurryÂ. It has bloomed pretty much since you gave it to us. That little sprout is now 2' x 2'. I can't wait until I have to move it because it is too big....See MoreReplacement ideas for Red-tip Photinias
Comments (13)Not a lot of evergreen shrub candidates native to the northern blackland prairie ecoregion - though we're good if wanting grasses, flowers, or riparian trees. Semi-evergreen autumn sage is native, but tops out around only 3 ft. So, any taller "native" alternatives to nandina or photinia would have to be borrowed from the more acidic regions to our east (wax myrtle, Virginia sweetspire,..) or those more alkaline to our west (agerita, yaupon holly,..). Agree wax myrtle seems about the best match of the near-by natives. But here are a few others that may be worth considering: 'Henry's garnet' Virgina sweetspire (Itea virginica) has a seasonally good color match to nandina, can be semi-evergreen around Dallas, and reaches a height of about 6 ft. Though the cold weather and wind this year eventually knocked about 70% of the leaves off our 'Little Henry', so would likely be times when it would too thin as a privacy screen. Argarita (mahonia trifoliolata) is another possibility, though has prickly leaves and a rough open form in the wild. Only recall seeing one in cultivation that was big and bushy enough to serve as a screen. Maybe others know more on how this grows under care in north Texas? We started the slow growing Texas mountain laurel (Sophora secundiflora) as an eventual (decade+ from now) replacement for a section of nandina screen. Seen these left in shrub form as hedge in SA, so could potentially serve as an alternative to a photinia hedge where there is enough space. Considered marginal this far north, but was unsheltered and undamaged during our recent 3-day deep freeze. Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreJameszone7a Philadelphia
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