How to Grow and Care for Fruiting Quince Cydonia oblonga
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Name: Mahonia repens syn. Berberis repens
Zones: 5–8
Size: 1 to 2 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide
Conditions: Full sun to full shade; average to moist, well-drained soil
Native range: Western North America
With attractive, serrated leaves that persist and change to red-purple through winter, creeping Oregon grape is a lasting, durable option as a weed-smothering understory shrub. It will spread, forming colonies over time, and so should not be sited in fuss-prone, densely planted garden beds. A handsome workhorse in lower-maintenance spaces, this shrub welcomes spring with clusters of fragrant, golden flowers. These are followed by juicylooking, blue-purple berries that are edible (but sour) and enjoyed by wildlife. Creeping Oregon grape grows conservatively at first, spreading with more vigor as it matures. While it can grow in full sun, it may sometimes exhibit leaf burn in especially hot or cold areas.
Name: Jamesia americana
Zones: 3–8
Size: 3 to 6 feet tall and wide
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; average, well-drained soil
Native range: Central-west and southwestern United States
A hardy and fairly petite hydrangea relative that is native to the mountains of the western United States, five petal cliffbush is an uncommon shrub in gardens. Slow growing, it will remain smaller in the fringes of its zonal range, where heat or drought slows its growth, although it can gain substantial presence in locations where it finds conditions more amenable. Either way, it produces a respectable show of white, five-petaled flowers in late spring and follows with attractive, fuzzy, deeply rugose leaves held in pairs. In addition to its interesting summer leaf texture, the species turns a brilliant orange-red in fall. It
How to Grow and Care for Fruiting Quince Cydonia oblonga
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Name: Cornus kousa var. chinensis
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