Blooming now in our Perennial Border is
The Swamp Rose's large, plate-sized blooms make it a real showstopper. It prefers moist soil, full sun to partial shade, and will bloom from summer into fall. It is a native plant to the wetlands of the Southeast. Other plants of interest this week which you can see samples in our 'What's In Bloom' display at the Arboretum are:
#1 Calicarpa americana (American Beautyberry) - Landscape for Wet Sites
#2 Lagerstoemia indica 'Natchez' (Crape myrtle) - Left side of Agriculture Center
#3 Acer palmatum 'Butterfly' (Japanese Maple) - Butterfly Garden
#4 Tinantia pringlei (Speckled Wandering Jew) - Landscape for Wet Sites
#5 Panicum virgatum 'Shenadoah' (Switchgrass)
#6 Vitus rotundifolia 'Black Nesbitt' Nesbitt muscandine - Small Fruits
#7 Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' ( Littleleaf Sage) - Perennial Border
#8 Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' (Purple Coneflower) - Children's Garden
#9 Gaillardia aestivalis var. winkerii ( Texas White Firewheel) - Island near Pittosporum Garden
#10 Echinacea 'Hot Papaya' (Coneflower) - Mixed Border
