A friend's pretty shrub in bloom ( photo / image / picture from Kay's Garden ) This pretty shrub is blooming at my friend's farmhouse here in Nebraska. He bought a 100 yr. old farmhouse and the trees and plants are all so old- fashioned! I can't seem to figure out just what it is. Any ideas? Thanks!
UM AAH! doesnt matter what is called it is beautiful.....I want one! Could it be a may bush? have never seen a pink one though.
I have seen a pure white one of these. I never could figure out what it was. I also found it in an old area. I would really like to know what it is too.
Thanks! I knew my Stew friends would come through with the ID! Flowering Almond isn't a trendy plant in these parts, but I think it ought to be. Now I am thinking of asking my pal if I can get a cutting from it for my garden.
Kay this little shrub sends up sucker sprouts this time of year, maybe your friend will let you dig some. My best plants are hand me downs that you don't see often in the garden stores, like this one. I got mine from a neighbor years ago and now have it in many spots in the yard. The blooming branches on mine die after blooming and need to be tidied up, at the same time the new growth comes up. Your season is way ahead of us. Mine won't bloom for several weeks yet. Hope you get some of these little gems
Thanks Jewell! I saw your photo on the plants pages. It's true we are ahead of you , but this year we are ahead of ourselves too! Everything is way ahead of normal blooming schedule. Plants that are usually blooming in May are doing there pretty thing now. It's sort of weird, but in a good way. We had a very mild winter, and spring hit quick and growing season started early. I will see if I can dig up a sucker or two. I too have adopted a lot of orphan plants from others. So fulfilling to bring them to a good home!
Kay, I hope you submit your photo for the plants section. That is a really good shot of the plant. Good luck getting a start also.
Funny, I got a small tiny but straight and with nice dark pink simple flowers from a local trader and she told me it was a dwarf almond. I googled for pics and I think it's an Amygdalus nana. When I planted it, I figured it came from a larger tree (the roots were growing almost horizontally) and on those roots I saw at least 5-6 small plants growing up. I planted it up as it is... maybe I should have cut off the little ones? SO YES... suckers is what these plants do. much easier than cuttings.
The foliage does look similar to Spirea... But I know this is not one. Not any kind that grows in these parts.
