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Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Spice bush finally
Every year for five years, this bush has come through the winter, put out leaves then been eaten back to the ground.
Finally this year, a breakthrough. It's blooming triumphantly. And the scent, the reason I planted it, is wonderful.
I love interesting scents in the garden. I know of two shrubs called spice bush, but I don't know the "true identity" of either one. Do you know what this one is, Liz?
This one is viburnum carlesii, aka Korean spice bush, a specimen shrub from White Flower Farm. There are native spice bushes, but this is an import.
In front of it in the picture is a sad little remnant of my native cherry which snapped in a wind a while back. I wonder if the competition is what held back the spice bush, since it's leapt ahead since the cherry went.
Please read the comments before yours and see if your question is already answered! I've reluctantly deleted the anonymous option, because it was being abused.
I love interesting scents in the garden. I know of two shrubs called spice bush, but I don't know the "true identity" of either one. Do you know what this one is, Liz?
ReplyDeleteThis one is viburnum carlesii, aka Korean spice bush, a specimen shrub from White Flower Farm. There are native spice bushes, but this is an import.
ReplyDeleteIn front of it in the picture is a sad little remnant of my native cherry which snapped in a wind a while back. I wonder if the competition is what held back the spice bush, since it's leapt ahead since the cherry went.