Welcome to the Pitt County Arboretum: WHAT'S IN BLOOM IN GREENVILLE

Thursday, August 2, 2018

WHAT'S IN BLOOM IN GREENVILLE

Here are a few plants of interest at the beginning of August:

HERB GARDEN

1. Satureja montana (Winter Savory)

2. Ocimum basilicum 'Kilimansharium' (African Blue Basil)

AUDITORIUM CONTAINERS

3. Solemonstemon scutelleriodes 'Wasabi' (Sun Coleus)

PERENNIAL BORDER

4. Buddleia lindleyana (Lindley Butterfly Bush)
5. Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' (Little Leaf Sage)

MIXED BORDER

6. Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'

BUTTERFLY GARDEN

7. Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple'

8. Zinnia Profusion Double Cherry

VEGETABLE GARDEN

9. Helianthus annuus (Annual Sunflower)

10. Asparagus 'Martha Washington'

ARBORETUM MISSION

FRIENDS OF THE PITT COUNTY ARBORETUM

To help support and expand our beautiful Arboretum and to strengthen our teaching, demonstration, and outreach programs, become a Friend of the Arboretum. Started in 2002, the nonprofit Friends organization plays a critical role in preserving and perpetuating an important local cultural resource. The Arboretum depends on memberships and gifts for our operating expenses. Friends enjoy many benefits including early admittance to our annual plant sale, discount ticket price for our January Speaker Event, access to our horticultural library, and discounts at local gardening shops. Call 252-902-1709 for an application.