I’ve been neglectful of this feature this past week. So in an effort to get back on track after the holidays here is this week’s Plant of the Week! Let the commenting begin!
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Um…some sort of deciduous azalea, yes? I don’t know them well enough to guess at a species, though. Pretty photo!
Looks like a rhododendron to me. Or possibly an azalea?
My guess is that it is a rhododendron.
It’s a deciduous azalea/rhododendron. I would bet that it’s a hybrid one rather than a straight native species. From the color it probably has calendulaceum or austrinum in its parentage.
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You have me stumped. Looks like a heather. But then I think it is the little shrub which I thought of commonly as snowbell? But I can’t find the latin name right now. It is a shrub which is very easy to root and grows well in the winter. Oh well. Maybe someone else knows what I am talking about and will get it.
I don’t mean the strax snowbell. This is an odd name and an uncommon latin name which I happened upon once. Someone else help please!
Sorry Tina, It’s not either one of those. Keep guessing! Here’s a hint, it blooms in winter.
Looks like erica to me but you ruled out the heaths.
Curious, what are your garden conditions? I ask because I am in the middle of the central basin in West Nashville with all it’s thin clay soil, limestone beneath that and lots of Junipers and other cedar glade loving plants.
Gail
Oops, that’s what I get for reading too fast. I skimmed right over Tina’s guess of a heather! I didn’t even see it. Which is correct! I should have finished that first cup of coffee before reading this morning! What I meant to say was that it was not the strax snowbell or the other snowbell that Tina couldn’t remember. At least I don’t know it as such! It’s Erica x darleyensis or Mediterranean White Heather. Sorry for the confusion! Good guessing!
Gail,
To answer your question about our growing conditions, the soil in our yard varies greatly. Close to the road is almost all compacted clay soil, it needs amendments desperately. Toward the back of our yard it is a dark rich loamy soil. The kind that gets lots of moisture and organic content from the trees. We have a slope on the western side of the yard that is also mostly clay. The area around the hole I dug was very easy to dig and seemed to drain pretty well. The first 8 inches or so was pretty good dirt and below that was mostly clay.
I need that cup of joe in the morning too. I have been wracking my brains-thought some kind of juniper with white berries. I will research that other plant. I bought it at the Nashville Lawn and Garden Show last year. Great plant. Roots easy from cuttings-which reminds me…
Hi anonymus! Good to hear from another Tennessee gardener on here. Sounds like you and Dave might be nearby each other. Tennessee soils are so fickle. Did you know you can access a map online to show all the types of soils in the U.S.? I have to find the organic gardening article but it shows them plainly and I found it interesting. I am in Montgomery county and from my section of dirt to another section 1/2 mile away, the dirt is very different. Odd.