Welcome to the Pitt County Arboretum: LATE WINTER PLANTS OF INTEREST

Thursday, February 15, 2018

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

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.