Welcome to the Pitt County Arboretum: BLOOMING THIS WEEK AT THE ARBORETUM

Thursday, July 5, 2018

BLOOMING THIS WEEK AT THE ARBORETUM

The star this week has to be this very red rose:

Rosa 'Wekfrancoly' IN THE MOOD Hybrid Tea Rose

Other blooms vying for views:

TOP, left to right:

Zinnia (Butterfly Garden), Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' (Black-eyed Susan from Wildflower Garden) Rosa 'Meiguimov' Charlatan Climbing Rose (Rose Garden)

MIDDLE:
Echinacea POW WOW Wild Berry (Butterfly Garden), Rosa 'SCRivo' Pretty Lady Floribunda (Rose Garden), Eupatorium dubium (Joe Pye Weed in Perennial Border)
BOTTOM:
Scutellaria incana (Hoary Skullcap in Wildflower Garden), Tanacetum vulgare (Tansy in Herb Garden) and Leucantheum x superbum 'Becky' (Shasta Daisy in Perennial Border, Hibiscus moscheutos (Swamp Rose in Perennial Border)

Photos by S. DelVecchio

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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.