@Victoria Sponge I've just seen your photo in the Garden Gallery. This doesn't look like PAOK to me. Are you sure you bought it as PAOK? If yes, I'll show you mine, with much more reddish young foliage.
Oh you are absolutely right @edhelka, I dug out my order confirmation and it is Princess Anne not PAOK!
I'm really glad you said that, and I have to say, very impressive that you noticed, because I would have sworn in front of a judge that I ordered PAOK! Also I added Princess Anne to my winter wish list after seeing it in the DA handbook planted in a barrel looking lovely. That would have been a nice surprise Â
I look forward to seeing your real PAOK, I was deliberating between the two for a while.
Some beautiful photos over the last few pages from @Mr. Vine Eye and @Nollie, I could almost feel the sun on my back😊
Really pleased to see this. I lost Helenium Short n Sassy in the ground. @Nollie - you had this didn't you? How did yours overwinter?
There was nothing left of it but a few short bits of stem wobbling loose in the soil. I pulled this one out and as it still had a little root attached to it, popped it in water and look, it's regrowing!
I'll put it in some cutting compost and let it grow on.
After viburnums, now it's Daphne's turn for fragrance Tulips still going on Elizabeth started to leaf The price is showing good recovery Bring me sunshine leafing
@Mr. Vine Eye I no longer have Short ‘n Sassy, in fact I never did have it! Of the three plants I received, one died before I could get in the ground, one was a really tall lemon yellow one (Kanaria, I think) and the third was the right height but pure egg yolk yellow with no hint of orange. Not convinced no.3 was actually a helenium. Good on you for rooting a cutting, hope it survives.Â
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I must admit it does look rather ungainly at the moment, so it will be interesting to see how it develops over the summer.
Are you sure you bought it as PAOK? If yes, I'll show you mine, with much more reddish young foliage.
I'm really glad you said that, and I have to say, very impressive that you noticed, because I would have sworn in front of a judge that I ordered PAOK! Also I added Princess Anne to my winter wish list after seeing it in the DA handbook planted in a barrel looking lovely. That would have been a nice surprise
I look forward to seeing your real PAOK, I was deliberating between the two for a while.
Some beautiful photos over the last few pages from @Mr. Vine Eye and @Nollie, I could almost feel the sun on my back😊
Really pleased to see this. I lost Helenium Short n Sassy in the ground. @Nollie - you had this didn't you? How did yours overwinter?
There was nothing left of it but a few short bits of stem wobbling loose in the soil. I pulled this one out and as it still had a little root attached to it, popped it in water and look, it's regrowing!
I'll put it in some cutting compost and let it grow on.
Emily Brontë has very shiny foliage
After viburnums, now it's Daphne's turn for fragrance
Tulips still going on
Elizabeth started to leaf
The price is showing good recovery
Bring me sunshine leafing
Right, I'm off out to do some weeding!