Nearing six feet tall, and looking healthy:
I planted three 1 gallons in early 2011. I didn't take a photo of them in their infancy because they looked pretty bad. They have improved. A lot.
See?
New foliage is coral colored. Old foliage is a silvery olive.
Dazzling backlit and dewy. Nice even out of focus.
Lower bare stems remind me of pines.
Red hummingbird bait in spring, on the previous year's wood:
From Australia, in the family Myrtaceae, hardy to about 15F.
Thumbs up, way up. Way, way up.
I planted three 1 gallons in early 2011. I didn't take a photo of them in their infancy because they looked pretty bad. They have improved. A lot.
See?
New foliage is coral colored. Old foliage is a silvery olive.
Dazzling backlit and dewy. Nice even out of focus.
Lower bare stems remind me of pines.
Red hummingbird bait in spring, on the previous year's wood:
From Australia, in the family Myrtaceae, hardy to about 15F.
Thumbs up, way up. Way, way up.
Oooh, my first thought was "I should grow this in a pot and bring it indoors in the winter", but then read that its bloom time is probably way too early for the hummers in my area.
ReplyDeletePretty though!
Bees like them, too.
DeleteWhat a beauty! It looks so soft and sweet! Does it sway in the wind or are the stems rigid? Love the flowers too!
ReplyDeleteNo, doesn't sway much, and not super soft. Otherwise perfect! :)
DeleteThank you for the expanded photo coverage...what a beauty! It looks like heartbreak for me though. It might make it through a couple of winters only to be cut down by a cold winter about when it started looking really fabulous. Guess I'll just have to enjoy yours! (it's cheaper that way too).
ReplyDeleteAnd I will enjoy your plants that I can't grow and you can. :)
DeleteI just found this through a google image search - I bought a teeny tiny one, then I see you have this! It's a BEAUTY!
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