Welcome to the Pitt County Arboretum: JUNE BLOOMS

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

JUNE BLOOMS

Here is a small sampling of what you will see at the Arboretum this week:

Photos by M. Shugart

Top (left to right), then Bottom (l. to r.)

BUTTERFLY GARDEN:

Monarda didyma (Scarlet Bee Balm)

Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple' (Trailing Verbena)

Achillea 'Moonshine' (Yarrow)

WILDFLOWER GARDEN

Salvia coccinea (Red Salvia aka Tropical Sage)

Guara lindheimers (Beeblossom)

CHILDREN'S GARDEN

Allium proliferum (Egyptian Walking Onion)

BUTTERFLY GARDEN

Echinacea purpurea 'Madonna Deep Rose' (Coneflower)

WILDFLOWER GARDEN

Rudbeckia hirta (Black Eyed Susan)

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.