END OF OCTOBER - WHAT'S IN BLOOM

We still have blooms at the Arboretum.  No killing frost yet.  You can find your average last (and first) date of frost by clicking HERE.

Selections by J. Christianson

     Scientific name Common Name (Location at Arboretum)

1.  Bidens aristosa Tickseed (Wildflowers)

2.  Salvia microphylla San Carlos Festival Sage (Perennial Border)

3.  Salvia elegans Pineapple Sage (Herb Garden)

4.  Talinum paniculatum Jewels of Opar

5.  Rosa  hybrid Julia Child Floribunda Rose (Mixed Border)

6.  Canna x generalis Yellow Canna Lily (Wet Sites)

7.  Verbena canadensis Trailing Verbena (Butterfly Garden)

8.  Echinacea purpurea PowWow Wildberry Coneflower (Butterfly Garden)

9.  Lespedeza bicolor 'Little Buddy' Bush Clover (Butterfly Garden)

10. Fatshedera lizei Tree Ivy (CPP Area)