FALL BLOOMS

The Arboretum's gardens are still providing colorful interest even though it has been incredibly dry.  We don't have an irrigation system running for all the gardens.  For the most part, plants are watered when planted and until they get established.  Then they mostly fend for themselves.

Plants of interest this week:

FROM MIXED BORDER:

1.  Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' (Hardy Lantana)

FROM CHILDREN'S GARDEN:

2.  Ruellia brittoniana 'Southern Star' (Mexican Petunia)

3.  Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii (Turk's Cap)

FROM LANDSCAPE FOR WET SITES:

4.  Callicarpa americana (American Beautyberry)

FROM BUTTERFLY GARDEN:

5.  Helianthus angustifolius (Swamp Sunflower)

FROM CPP (Trees & Shrubs)

6.  Fatshedera lizei (Tree Ivy)

7.  Aucuba japonica (Japanese Aucuba)

8.  Osmanthus heterophyllus (Holly Osmanthus)

FROM WILDFLOWER GARDEN:

9.  Coreopsis tinctoria (Plains Coreopsis)

FROM PERENNIAL BORDER:

10.  Achillea sp. (Yarrow)

Photos by C. Christian