LATE SUMMER PLANTS OF INTEREST

As the summer is winding down, here is an assortment of plants that provide interest in the gardens at the Arboretum.  We have berries for the birds and flowers for the pollinators.  And of course, all for us to enjoy too!

FROM THE CPP Area (Trees & Shrubs)
1.  Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo)
2.  Ilex cornuta ''Needlepoint' (Chinese Holly)
3.  Ilex verticillata (Winterberry Holly)
4.  Kerria japonica (Japanese Kerria)
FROM THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN
5.  Abelia grandiflora 'Little Richard' (Glossy Abelia)
6.  Solidaga rugosa 'Fireworks' (Rough Goldenrod)
FROM THE HERB GARDEN
7.  Salvia leucantha (Mexican Bush Sage)
FROM THE ROSE GARDEN
8.  Brite Eye Climber
FROM THE LANDSCAPE FOR WET SITES
9.  Callicarpa americana (American Beautyberry)
10. Hydrangea macrophylla 'Merritt's Supreme' (Pink Big Leaf Hydrangea)

Photos by C.  Christian