by Abigail Auner | Aug 7, 2014 | Plant of the Week
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...
by Abigail Auner | Jul 15, 2014 | Plant of the Month
One perk of moving to the Philadelphia area from the Midwest is seeing the difference in plants that are grown in each locale. A case in point is Cryptomeria japonica, or Japanese cedar. Cryptomeria is a common landscape tree on the east coast, but I had only seen one...
by Abigail Auner | Jul 3, 2014 | Plant of the Week
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...
by Abigail Auner | Jun 11, 2014 | Plant of the Week
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...
