BERRIES 3
Berries are a great addition to your winter landscape. Yesterday I gave you a list of plants with red, blue and black berries to prove that there is more than red on the winter landscape. Today are a few examples of Berries of white and yellow. At the end I also included plants with cones even though that would go more to texture which is my next topic.
WHITE BERRIES
One of the most well-known berry producing plants gets its common name from the stunning white berries that adorn it fall and winter each year; the Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus). It grows 3 to 5 ft. tall and is hardy to Zone 3. The Common Snowberry tolerates shade or sun equally well and is tough enough to handle most soil conditions as well.
Newer cultivars show a nice range of berries like the blush pink hues in the Charming Fantasy Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus 'Kolcharm') and the green "nipples" (the small tag left on the berry from where the flower was) on the berries of Bright Fantasy Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus 'Bokrabright') making for nice specimens in any planting. Very hardy, this...
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Berries are a great addition to your winter landscape. And beyond the expected red berries of winter, there are other colors you can have as well, even in the colder climats of the Midwest. I have provided Red, Blue and Black today and will continue with other color tomorrow. RED BERRIES
Fendler's Barbery ( Berberis fendleri) is plant with beautiful sprays of red berries. In this picture you can clearly see the dangling berries that add so much interest to a winter garden. The spreading branches are lovely in their own right and all along each stem are delicate strings of red berries. Like all Barberry, this cultivar has spreading, thorny branches, dangling stems of blooms in the spring that create a showery effect in the garden, and of course, the edible red berries in the late fall and winter. Hardy in Zones 4-8 Barberry prefers part shade and loamy soil.
The Spindle Tree (Euonymus europaeus) is a pretty shrub or small tree with dangling clusters of reddish-pink, lobed fruits. The berries are poisonous so if you have children be aware of that, however the display is spectacular. A native in the UK it...
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BERRIES
Just picture one of the classic winter icons, the holly (Ilex spp.), with its bright red berries set against deep green leaves and you will realize why berries are a perfect addition to a winter landscape. Using berry producing plants in a year-round landscape goes beyond a simple holly plant however.
Some tips for keeping your berries longer through the winter and avoiding giving them up for the birds to enjoy are simple. First plant your berry accented plants in a busier area of the garden where birds are unlikely to linger for a meal; near the entrance way, a path where people walk often or by the mailbox for example. Another thing to consider is that most birds are naturally attracted to red berries first so planting cultivars with white, yellow or orange berries may help you keep the berries from turning into snacks.
Another thing to be aware of to get the best berry production, is that some plants will need a male and female plant. Evergreen hollies and Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) need a male plant nearby for pollination and berry production. Native Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica) is another species...
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