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April 2024 in the Northern Hemisphere
Redmires:
What a beautiful little gem! Your picture sent me searching to see if there were any Phyllodoce species growing in the UK, but sadly it seems there's only a tiny band of P. caerulea in Scotland (and it must be at risk from climate change), so it's unlikely I'll ever see it in the wild. I like the sound of your ericaeous trough - could you post more photos?
ashley:
Yes indeed, such a beautiful plant, aptly named and well photographed.
Andre Schuiteman:
--- Quote from: Redmires on April 05, 2024, 07:48:47 AM ---What a beautiful little gem! Your picture sent me searching to see if there were any Phyllodoce species growing in the UK, but sadly it seems there's only a tiny band of P. caerulea in Scotland (and it must be at risk from climate change), so it's unlikely I'll ever see it in the wild. I like the sound of your ericaeous trough - could you post more photos?
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This is the whole thing:
Unfortunately, the 200k file size limit here forces me to make it quite small. Apart from various 'other plants', it contains the following Ericaceae: Rhododendron lowndesii, R. pumilum, Rhodothamnus chamaecistus, Gaultheria trichophylla, Cassiope lycopodioides, and Phyllodoce nipponica subsp. tsugifolia. The trough (or rather, planter) is sited so that it only gets morning sun. The interior diameter is 57 cm.
Robert:
The old-timers in El Dorado County, California had a saying that it always “snowed on the dogwoods”. The reference was to our native dogwood, Cornus nuttallii. The reference was also to the fact that it was too early to plant the summer garden until it “snowed on the dogwoods”. In our area, the native dogwoods are found mostly at an elevation of 3,000 to 4,000 feet (914 to 1,219 meters). This snow generally occurred about 15 April when the native dogwoods were in bloom.
It is still too early for the native dogwoods to be blooming, however a late, low-elevation snowstorm arrived yesterday, 4 April. We had snow at our Placerville farm at an elevation of 1,500 feet (457 meters). The last time we had an April snowstorm at our farm was back in ~ 1980. I do not remember the exact year, however it was before 1984 according to my weather records. It was known as the April Fools Day Snowstorm, as it occurred on 1 April. ± 4 inches (10 cm) of snow fell down to an elevation of 1,000 feet (305 meters), stalling traffic on Highway 50, the main east-west route in El Dorado County. It was a mess.
Snow falling on the front deck of the farm house.
Rhododendron canescens in bloom (left) and falling snow.
Part of the orchard.
The peaches and Japanese plums have already bloomed. Unless it becomes extremely cold, which is very possible with clearing skies, the fruit should be okay. With a hard freeze, there will be no peaches or plums this year. The apples and pears have not bloomed yet and are safe.
ian mcdonald:
Redmires, there is a photo of the Phyllodoce caerulea in Scotland on "my local patch and wildlife" March 16th 2015 for your interest.
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