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Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac)

Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac)

Guest Author: Ben Hitz, 2019 summer intern Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac)   During the hottest part of midsummer, most native trees and shrubs are not looking their showiest. With spring flowering well past, and fall color still a few months away, many species...
Plants of the Week: July 8

Plants of the Week: July 8

Guest Author: Ben Hitz – summer intern Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower) E. purpurea is an herbaceous perennial coneflower native to the prairies of the United States. Purple coneflower is a drought tolerant, adaptable plant that thrives in average, dry to...
Plants of the Week: May 27

Plants of the Week: May 27

Guest Author: Ben Hitz – summer intern Kalmia latifolia (Mountain-laurel) This Eastern U.S. native shrub, found near the Cunningham House parking lot, boasts some of the more interesting flowers in the plant kingdom. These late spring emerging flowers are cup shaped...
Plant of the Month: Cladrastis kentukea

Plant of the Month: Cladrastis kentukea

Guest Author: Ben Hitz – summer intern   Cladrastis kentukea, American yellowwood, is a medium sized tree with a patchy native range in the southeastern United States. Despite its small native habitat, C. kentukea is hardy to zone 4 and performs well outside of...
Plants of the Week: June 24

Plants of the Week: June 24

Guest Author: Ben Hitz – summer intern   Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Hamburg’ (bigleaf hydrangea) The thing that struck me about the H. macrophylla ‘Hamburg’, located in the Hydrangea Collection, is the variation of colors on the blooms of a single plant. The compact...