Post a Comment | Share Article | Permalink | tagged 'Accolade', cherry blossoms, hanami, sakura in Bloom Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Viewed on a late afternoon walk to Stanley Park via downtown: white & chartreuse, a fresh colour scheme for spring --
Plants: Euphorbia*, Helleborus*, Hyacinthus, Skimmia japonica
(*I'm not sure about the species or cultivars but as soon as I identify them, I'll add this information.)
Post a Comment | Share Article | Permalink | tagged blossoms, spring, white flowers in Bloom Monday, March 28, 2011 Sakura & blue sky last Friday evening -
Prunus 'Accolade' at Vancouver City Hall:
Graceful, open, spreading deciduous tree with masses of pink, semi-double flowers (12 - 15 petals) in large drooping clusters before the leaves. Deep rose pink buds open to blush-pink. Flowers to 4cm wide.
Prunus 'Accolade' is a hybrid cherry, a cross between Prunus subhirtella and Prunus sargentii introduced from Knap Hill nurseries in England in 1952.
Can grow to 6.0 meters high and wide.
Prunus 'Accolade' has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit (H4) 1993.
Source: Guide to Vancouver Ornamental Cherry trees
Post a Comment | 1 Reference | Share Article | Permalink | tagged 'Accolade', Prunus, cherry blossoms, hanami, sakura in Bloom Post a Comment | Share Article | Permalink | tagged Prunus subhirtella 'Whitcomb', cherry blossoms, hoverfly, sakura, spring in Bloom Tuesday, March 22, 2011 bright colour...
and fresh buds on a living fence (willow, perhaps)...
... an inviting path to the vernal equinox this past Sunday afternoon.
For three, blissful hours we walked with frequent stops to view spring emerging and unfurling.
I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.
~Ruth Stout
