The Pink Champagne Girls
Spring has finally come to Melbourne after a long and grey winter, and everywhere, gardens are bursting forth with beautiful coloured blooms in a profusion of colours.
When I went for an afternoon stroll the other week under blue skies, I chanced upon a magnificent Prunus 'Ichiyo' "Pink Champagne", its branches weighed down with a magnificent cascade of ballerina tutu blossoms. The air around it buzzed with dozens and dozens of busy bees getting drink on the champagne pollen nectar from the profusion of flowers.
The Japanese Cherry or Prunus serrulata 'Ichiyo' has a spreading habit with gracefully ascending main branches. In mid to late spring, Prunus serrulata 'Ichiyo' produces double, shell-pink flowers that open from pink buds. These flowers fade to white as they age. The leaves of Prunus serrulata 'Ichiyo' emerge as bronze-green in the spring and age to deep-green over the summer months. In the autumn, the leaves of Prunus serrulata 'Ichiyo' turn beautiful shades of orange and red, adding a bright splash of color to any landscape. Prunus serrulata is deciduous and native to China and Korea. Prunus serrulata 'Ichiyo' originated in the Nineteenth Century in Japan.
The Pink Champagne Girls
Spring has finally come to Melbourne after a long and grey winter, and everywhere, gardens are bursting forth with beautiful coloured blooms in a profusion of colours.
When I went for an afternoon stroll the other week under blue skies, I chanced upon a magnificent Prunus 'Ichiyo' "Pink Champagne", its branches weighed down with a magnificent cascade of ballerina tutu blossoms. The air around it buzzed with dozens and dozens of busy bees getting drink on the champagne pollen nectar from the profusion of flowers.
The Japanese Cherry or Prunus serrulata 'Ichiyo' has a spreading habit with gracefully ascending main branches. In mid to late spring, Prunus serrulata 'Ichiyo' produces double, shell-pink flowers that open from pink buds. These flowers fade to white as they age. The leaves of Prunus serrulata 'Ichiyo' emerge as bronze-green in the spring and age to deep-green over the summer months. In the autumn, the leaves of Prunus serrulata 'Ichiyo' turn beautiful shades of orange and red, adding a bright splash of color to any landscape. Prunus serrulata is deciduous and native to China and Korea. Prunus serrulata 'Ichiyo' originated in the Nineteenth Century in Japan.