Welcome to the Pitt County Arboretum: WHAT'S IN BLOOM

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

WHAT'S IN BLOOM

This week at the Arboretum:

Plant / Location

1. Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) / Wildflower Garden

2. Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' (Little Leaf Sage) / Perennial Border

3. Baptisia alba (White Wild Indigo) / Perennial Border

4. Allium schoenoprasum (Chives) / Herb Garden

5. Syringa 'Penda' Bloomerang (Reblooming Lilac) / Mixed Border

6. Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet Honeysuckle) / Children's Garden

7. Baptisia x 'Carolina Moonlight' (Wild Indigo Hybrid) / Mixed Border

8. Hyacinthoides hispancia (Spanish Bluebell) / Shade Garden

9. Gelsemium sempervirens (Carolina Jasmine) / Children's Garden

10. Rose Wekphorn (Pink Homerun Landscape Rose) / Rose Garden

Photos by C. Christian

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.