Welcome to the Pitt County Arboretum: FIRST FEBRUARY PLANTS OF INTEREST

Friday, February 8, 2019

FIRST FEBRUARY PLANTS OF INTEREST

Our warmer weather has been a welcome change for the Arboretum. Some winter blooming plants are still lingering and the early spring bloomers have started to appear. Here is a sampling you will see this week at the Arboretum:

Photos by J. Kollar

WILDFLOWER GARDEN
1. Phlox subulata (Moss Phlox)

MEMORIAL GARDEN

2. Helebores x ericsmithii 'Shooting Star' (Lenton Rose)

PERENNIAL BORDER

3. Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter Jasmine)

4. Edgeworthia chrysantha (Paperbush)

AG CENTER FRONT GARDEN

5. Magnolia stellata (Star Magnolia)

CERTIFIED PLANT PROFESSIONAL AREA

6. Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo)

7. Podocarpus macrophyllus (Chinese Podocarpus)

8. Aucuba japonica (Chinese aucuba)

9. Daphne odora (Winter Daphne)

10. Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf Mahonia)

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.