WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD IN APRIL 2018

In other words don't shock some members on the forum...as i never found them funny

 

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New trees in leaf and bloom

 

New bracts on Davidii

 

Hi @Tetters ...whats the large shrub called at the back of this first pic with the white flowers and longish dark green leaves?

 

Hi @Fern4 - that`s Otto . He`s a laurel '' Prunus laurocerasus Otto Luyken''

 

I don't know the name of this i put it in around this time last year it flowered for months some of the ends have rerouted so ive translated it in other areas it makes a nice low fence backing and fills gaps other plants have missed.

 

It’s Vinca Minor, commonly called lesser Periwinkle, its a scrambling evergreen shrub.

 

Thanks I'll have a google and see if I've got room for one!

 

Thanks Kaz i like this plant as mentioned it fills gaps and has long lasting flowers, a quick google and there's a good variety i will see if i can get a few different ones.
Buy vinca minor: Delivery by Crocus

 

They look nice. I like the one with the variegated leaves

Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert' - lesser periwinkle

 

Yes the leaves look nice and that flowers for a while,
Flowering period: April to September
I will go back to the little nursery i bought it from and see what they have this year many thanks.

 

@martin-f - a word of warning ... some of the vincas can be a big nuisance as they can be so invasive. I am battling one now that wants to completely take over and has become a nightmare.
The one we used to propagate at work was vinca minor purpureis, and that one is brilliant as it is much better behaved than some.