In praise of Pigeonberry
mrs.wiggley
9 years ago
More Discussions
I live on a property that is under wildlife management. I read about Pigeonberry in one of Sally Wasowski's books on native Texas gardening some time ago. It likes part shade and I had the perfect spot beneath a group of large live oaks. The only other thing that had grown under there (that was welcome) was some turkscap. So I purchased and spread some seed. After a few weeks I began to see that the seeds grew easily with steady but not particularly thorough watering and now it's abundant and requires no care at all.. It has a small pink flower head and super bright red berries, growing to be as tall as two feet but mostly staying staying under a foot high.. It is currently bursting with berries and the birds LOVE them! A perfect food for mid summer.
I'm highly recommending it to those who have wildscapes as it spreads pretty quickly and can't be contained. I just mow down any that pops up in the 'yard' or in unwanted places, and it's easy to control that way, but is not well behaved bedding plant by any means. It's not particularly showy either (kind of like turkscap) so is more for the critters. But in that regard it's a winner.
Here is a link that might be useful: Description & photos of Pigeonberry
ladenatxz8
mrs.wiggleyOriginal Author
Related Professionals
Simpsonville Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Ballenger Creek Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Birmingham Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Doctor Phillips Landscape Contractors · Emmaus Landscape Contractors · Lancaster Landscape Contractors · Milford Landscape Contractors · Oak Harbor Landscape Contractors · Reedley Landscape Contractors · Saint John Landscape Contractors · Tustin Landscape Contractors · Norridge Landscape Contractors · Bay Point Window Contractors · Northridge Window Contractors · Oviedo Window Contractorssylviatexas1
mrs.wiggleyOriginal Author
cynthianovak
ladenatxz8
wantonamara Z8 CenTex
mrs.wiggleyOriginal Author
wantonamara Z8 CenTex
bostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfw
mrs.wiggleyOriginal Author
kqnash
bostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfw
wantonamara Z8 CenTex
roselee z8b S.W. Texas
roselee z8b S.W. Texas
sylviatexas1
wantonamara Z8 CenTex
mrs.wiggleyOriginal Author
mrs.wiggleyOriginal Author
ladenatxz8