Nandina...Yes..super plants. Very easy to look after.
Nandina domestica is taller than N. Fire power/Lemon Lime..last 2 are short. I feel far happier that you are buying locally...your nursery will know what suits your climate. Pics below show Nandina domestica.
I have several nandinas, found them to be tough as old boots. Nice shrubs. As @silver surfer says, if they're on sale locally that's probably a good sign.
They look good @Silver surfer. The ones in the GC didn't look much in their little pots, it's great to see their potential. A definite one to consider. Thank you so much for your help, it is very kind and very constructive.
Are you familiar with Lagerstroemia, another one there were a lot of in the GC.
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Are you familiar with Lagerstroemia, another one there were a lot of in the GC.
Lagerstroemia....Glorious trees/shrubs. Love them but never grown them. Pretty flowers. Bark can be amazing too. Too cold here. Having said that maybe someone here has grown them in a warmer area.
I had 2 sorts of Nandina in my French garden of the house I've just sold. One was the tall one with red berries, had it for years in a semi shaded place, grew quite slowly but is now taller than me and has a lot of berries. The other is a short golden green one that gets a red flush to its leaves. They look just like the ones that @Silver surfer has posted.
I also had a pink, shrubby, multi stemmed Lagerstroemia, but it flowered very late. I'd wanted a late summer flowerer, not a late autumn one. But the trees are very pretty in Périgueux and Bergerac, where they do well. A bit further south than you though.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Thanks @Busy-Lizzie, great to have local feedback.
I hope it won't be too long before you have unpacked inside and can get started in the garden. I'm not enjoying these wet dull days here at the moment, I preferred the snow and frosts if anything, at least it was pretty.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
Thank you to everyone for their input on this thread, Nandina domestica and Euonymus alatus are ordered and on their way! Especial thanks to @Silver surfer for really good detailed information and advice.
Watch this space for future pictures.
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Nandina domestica is taller than N. Fire power/Lemon Lime..last 2 are short.
I feel far happier that you are buying locally...your nursery will know what suits your climate.
Pics below show Nandina domestica.
As @silver surfer says, if they're on sale locally that's probably a good sign.
Are you familiar with Lagerstroemia, another one there were a lot of in the GC.
Pretty flowers. Bark can be amazing too.
Too cold here.
Having said that maybe someone here has grown them in a warmer area.
I also had a pink, shrubby, multi stemmed Lagerstroemia, but it flowered very late. I'd wanted a late summer flowerer, not a late autumn one. But the trees are very pretty in Périgueux and Bergerac, where they do well. A bit further south than you though.
I hope it won't be too long before you have unpacked inside and can get started in the garden. I'm not enjoying these wet dull days here at the moment, I preferred the snow and frosts if anything, at least it was pretty.
Watch this space for future pictures.