Welcome to the Pitt County Arboretum: LATE OCTOBER BLOOMS

Monday, October 30, 2017

LATE OCTOBER BLOOMS

Lots of colorful blooms still to be found at the Arboretum. Here is a sample of what you can see:

Phots by M. Endres

Top (l to r)

HERB GARDEN

1. Rosemarinus officinalis (Rosemary)

PERENNIAL BORDER

2. Coreopsis integrifolia (Fringeleaf Tickseed)

3. Ruellia brittoniana 'Purple Showers' (Mexican Petunia)

4. Salvia microphylla 'San Carlos Festival (Little Leaf Sage)

5. Chrysanthemum 'Hillside Sheffield Pink'

Bottom (l to r)

LANDSCAPE FOR WET SITES

6. Callicarpa americana (American Beautyberry)

7. Tradescantia pallida 'Pale Puma'

BUTTERFLY GARDEN

8. Salvia leucantha (Mexican Bush Sage)

9. Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'

WILDFLOWER GARDEN

10. Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders)

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.