Plants of the Week: June 10
Aaron D’Addio, 2013 summer intern, will take over posting Plants of the Week throughout the duration of his time with the Scott Arboretum. We look forward to sharing the plants that catch Aaron’s eye. Here is his first post.
Aralia elata ‘Aureovariegata,’ commonly known as variegated Japanese aralia or angelica tree is a small tree/large shrub that features green oval leaflets splashed with yellow margins. Large clusters of white panicles appear in late summer followed by purple spherical fruit. Beware of the thorny stems. This plant attracts bees, butterflies, and birds. Japanese aralia gets purple or orange fall foliage …
Plants of the Week: June 3
Antirrhinum hispanicum, the Spanish snapdragon, has been garnering quite a bit of attention lately. The flowers bear the classic look of a snapdragon but the habit coupled with silvery pubescent foliage is atypical of the quintessential cottage garden cut flower. Plants were purchased from Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. who received specimens from the JC Raulston Arboretum. Plant Delights describes the perennial as “a 1′ tall x 2′ wide clump of fuzzy grey-green leaves, topped all summer with spikes of pink and yellow bicolor flowers. Antirrhinum hispanicum thrives in our hot, humid summers where most snapdragons fear to tread. Antirrhinum hispanicum…
Spring Excitement!
By Barbara Smit
Maybe I watch too many disaster movies, but every winter some small part of me begins to suspect that this is the year when spring will fail to arrive. Then I spy the first catkins high on the pussy willow, and heave a sigh of relief. After all the other inevitable early harbingers, comes the lovely green haze that floats like a mist in the bare branches. Then, spring is finally HERE, and I’m ecstatic!
I wish it could last all year. Gardeners are just as inclined as anyone to “want it all.” Personally, I’d like my …
