AT THE ARBORETUM THIS WEEK

Here are a few plants of interest this week:

Photos by S. Gray

Prunus x 'Okame'

    Okame Hybrid Cherry

Nandina domestica

    'Firepower'

    Dwarf Nandina

Narcissus/Daffodil 'Ice Follies' and

 Petroselinum crispum (Flat Leaf Parsley)

LATE WINTER PLANTS OF INTEREST

Blooms, berries, and seed heads fill our What's In Bloom display this week.

1.  Ilex x 'Nellie R Stevens' Holly
2.  Jasminum nudiflorum Winter Jasmine
3.  Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo
4.  Mahonia bealei Leatherleaf Mahonia
5.  Lonicera fragrantissima Winter Honeysuckle
6.  Magnolia stellata Star Magnolia
7.  Nassella tenuissima Mexican Feather Grass
8.  Nandina domestica 'Firepower'
9.  Rosehips from Rosa Buci Carefree Beauty Shrub Rose

Photos by K. Previll

NORTH CAROLINA 2018 WILDFLOWER OF THE YEAR

North Carolina Wildflower Of The Year

The North Carolina Botanical Garden and the Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. are co-sponsors of the North Carolina Wildflower of the Year program. The project's aim is to actively promote, each year, throughout the state and region an attractive plant that is native to the southeastern United States.

This year's plant is Chrysopsis mariana (Maryland Golden Aster).   Read more about this plant HERE.

To receive a brochure and seeds of the current North Carolina Wildflower of the Year send a self-addressed, stamped business-letter envelope to:
2018 NCWFOY
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Campus Box 3375, UNC-CH
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3375

SEASON EXTENSION WORKSHOP

SEASON EXTENSION WORKSHOP

February 17, 2018

10:00 AM to Noon

ALICE KEENE PARK

4561 County Home Road

Greenville, NC

Learn about the benefits of season extension practices and how to properly apply them to your crops through lecture and hands-on-demonstrations.

RSVP to Eric Derstine at 252-902-1701

or eric_derstine@ncsu.edu

Hosted by

Eric Derstine - Horticulture Extension Agent

Joni Torres - Community Garden Manager

Available pesticide re-certification credits: 2 hours of N, D, O, X

FUTURE WHAT'S IN BLOOM

We are starting to look for signs of spring blooms at the Arboretum.  Our 'Ice Follies' Daffodils are beginning to emerge.

Additionally, these plants are showing signs of new growth and future blooms.

Top :  Phlox glaberrima 'Morris Berd' and Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Bath's Pink'
2nd row:  Achillea filipendulina (Yarrow) and Iberis sempervirens (Candy Tuft)
Bottom:  Vinca minor and Phlox diffusa

Photos by S. DelVecchio

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PLANTS THAT ONCE BLOOMED AND WILL BLOOM AGAIN

The seed heads of plants add interest and texture to a winter landscape.  Here are some plants left to go to seed at the Arboretum.  Additionally, they may provide food for the birds.

Here are some articles to help you make your garden bird friendly:

THE BEST PLANTS AND TREES FOR BIRDS

HOW TO ATTRACT BIRDS

Photos by S. DelVecchio

Pictured  top, left to right, then bottom

• Lagerstroemia indica (Crepe Myrtle)
• Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan)
• Physalis alkekengi (Chinese Lantern Plant)
• Spiraea japonica (Japanese Spiraea)
• Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
• Sedum sp.
• Hibiscus coccineus (Texas Star)
• Foeniculum vulgare  'Purpureum'  (Bronze Fennel)