Scott Aboretum & Gardens

 

 

Plants of the Week: August 4

Allium cernuum While most ornamental onions are prized for their fireworks-like globe of flowers, Allium cernuum sports umbels that hang from crook-shaped stems. Their pendulous blooms can bring butterflies and whimsy to your garden from June to August. They require...

Plants of the Week: June 30

Gardenia jasminoides ‘Chuck Hayes’ (Common Gardenia) This gardenia is located in the Fragrance Garden, in Clothier Hall’s cloister, for good reason: its scent is almost overpowering in its sweetness. Between the fragrance, the lustrous foliage, and the creamy double...

Plant of the Week: June 9

Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ (common smokebush) The smokebush is known and named for thin inflorescence stalks that resemble clouds of haze after the plant’s flowers drop early in summer. However, the smokebush east of Parrish hall is equally ornamental without...