Saturday, October 26, 2019

LATE OCTOBER WHAT'S IN BLOOM

Fall blooms are still going strong at the Arboretum and the bees are happy to find good nectar sources.  Click on this link to read more about FALL IN THE POLLINATOR GARDEN

Here are ten plants of interest this week at the Arboretum:

From the HERB GARDEN
1.  Ocimum basilicum (Basil)
2.  Salvia leucantha (Mexican Bush Sage)
From the FRONT AG CENTER
3.  Chrysanthemum 'Hillside Sheffield Pink'
From the WILDFLOWER GARDEN
4.  Muhlenbergia capillaris (Pink Muhly Grass)
From the CHILDREN'S GARDEN
5.  Malvaviscus arboreus  (Turk's Cap)

From the SHADE GARDEN
6.  Tricyrtis formosana (Toad Lily)
7.  Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum' (Striped Solomon's Seal)
From the PERENNIAL BORDER
8.  Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Alert' (New York Aster)
9.  Perovski atriplicifolia (Russian Sage)
10. Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' (Little Leaf Sage)