Astonishingly beautiful is the mass blooming of cherry blossoms in the Japanese Spring. It’s hard to replicate the elegant scale of such an event in an urban backyard, but scale isn’t necessary for a family to appreciate seasonal beauty. Easier to manage in Australia and equally beautiful is the flowering peach. Dwarfing rootstocks make the flowering peach versatile to so many different looks that can elevate and enhance your outdoor space.
Imagine a potted flowering peach, in a large ceramic or terracotta pot, taking centrepiece of your sunny courtyard or entertainment area. In summer, providing much needed shade to a garden seat; in winter, adorned with fairy lights draped over sculptured bare branches to provide light in a cold winter night.
With a larger space comes the opportunity to plant multiple flowering peaches for a mass effect, or even two dwarf flowering peaches in the one hole. Image the beauty of what looks like one tree from a distance, vibrantly displaying two completely contrasting flower colours!
Dwarf Pink Royale™, White Princess™, and Red Knight™ flowering peaches planted together for mass effect and, in summer, to provide shade and privacy.
For gardeners who value function as well as beauty – consider the Silvan Sunset™ Peach. At the nursery we also call this the four season peach, and for good reason – in winter it has highly ornamental bright red branches; in spring it has a fantastic display of delicate pink flowers; in summer it has green leaves and later produces medium sized peaches; and in autumn it shows a breathtaking bright yellow autumn colour. Certainly, one for the indecisive or ever-changing gardener, who changes the look of their garden seasonally.
Finally, for multi-coloured flowering excellence, the Dwarf Versicolour Flowering Peach is the supreme choice as a feature tree. It’s easy to understand why this variety has been popular for many years – and using dwarfing rootstock makes it even more accessible to home gardeners. No matter what light you look at it in, there’s nothing quite like this exceptional flowering peach!
Selecting dwarf versions of these varieties will allow you to grow your feature tree in the ground, in a pot, or in a garden bed! These are offered at PlantNet® stockists Australia wide and on the PlantNet® Online Shop.