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, herbs, landscaping, winter gardeing
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