Re: OT: November Blooms

On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 9:50:17 +0000, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2024-11-02, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:

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I had a lovely camellia bush at my front steps until
the winter of '94/'95.  Artic blasts and below zero
temperatures.  It didn't help that bush that my house
faces due north.  My japonica bush turned completely
black but bravely put out new shoots in the spring.

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Japonica is a species designator.  What's the genus?
Pieris?  Spiraea?
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Here's the one I have and didn't realize there were so
many different species of this plant.  It seems mine is
the Aucuba variety known as Gold Dust.  Leaves are a
bit leathery and when it's time to trim lopping shears
seem to be best.
https://i.postimg.cc/1XdsLPJd/Japonica.jpg