Three plants bringing colour and joy into our garden this January.
What is bringing colour and joy into your garden?
Winter Stems, Leaves and Flowers.
Three plants bringing colour and joy into our garden this January.
What is bringing colour and joy into your garden?
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In our mild climate, the landscapes rarely lack color completely, although color can get a bit sparse by the end of summer, and two or three weeds ago, before spring bulbs started to bloom. Vinca major is a naturalized weed here, but it is difficult to not appreciate the blue color. I have not seen white Vinca major in a long time, but the flowers look like those of your Vinca diffopmis ‘Jenny Pym’.
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We are delighted to see any colour during our drab winter weather Tony.
I also have Vinca Mina Alba which is pure white I haven’t seen Major white does it have pink in it like Jenny Pym?
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No, or at least I do not believe so. To me, they seem to be plain white. I have seen ‘Jenny Pym’ only a few times in nurseries, but never in gardens. It is unpopular here, probably because it is related to Vinca major. The few flowers that I saw were barely blushed with pink, and seemed to be white, although the picture showed them with more of a pink blush. Vinca minor ‘Alba’ is sometimes available in nurseries, and somehow does not become invasive.
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Colours and flowers this time of the year is so much appreciated. I have Cornus Mid-Winter Fire like you, snowdrops and cyclamens, and red foliaged Loropetalum. I have others of course. Even in a small garden it is so important. Thanks for bringing up this theme.
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I have been watching the mahonia around town as it began flowering in November and in some places continues to do so.
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Yes and the bees love it.
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The colour is yellow here, mahonia and winter jasmine.
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