Archive for April 2010
Monday, April 12th, 2010
Emerging out of the cracks and crevices of the stone wall within the Scott Entrance Garden is a perennial with fern-like foliage and an upright spike of yellow flowers. Commonly know as the ferny corydalis, Corydalis cheilanthifolia can stump the plant aficionado.
Corydalia cheilanthifolia growing in the stone wall in the Scott Entrance garden. photo credit: R. Robert
While not a member of the fern family, the semi-evergreen fern-like foliage is often the source of confusion. Ferny corydalis is easily identifiable when in bloom from spring to early summer. The spike-like racemes of straight-spurred deep yellow flowers are representative of the corydalis genera.
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Friday, April 9th, 2010
While during the spring season, many people are captivated by the stunning array of cherry blooms and saucer magnolia blossoms, garden enthusiasts look for little gems that appear just for a brief moment in spring. The best garden on campus to discover these spring garden gems is the Terry Shane Teaching Garden. Here our curator, Andrew Bunting, and our intern are always stashing little treasures for you to enjoy.
A small native plant with a brief but memorable show in the spring is Sanguinaria canadensis. The pristine white flowers are pollinated by small flying insects during the early spring. Sanguinaria canadensis gets…
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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
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In the spring of 1987 I was invited by a local birder, Helen McWilliams, to go look at the Wood Duck on the Crum Creek. On that day we were successful and found a breeding pair. On April 4th, I wanted to enjoy the Arboretum while also taking in some birding. Equipped with both camera (for the plants) and binoculars I set out for a three hour walk/hike.
Cooper's Hawk photo credit: H. Gilbert Miller
I spotted a host of usual characters such as American Robin, Tufted Titmouse, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Cardinal and the Common Grackle. I headed through the Magnolia Collection…
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