Scott Aboretum & Gardens

 

 

Canna glauca ‘Panache’

Canna glauca ‘Panache’

  What would give someone the idea to label a plant with the cultivar epithet “panache?” Could a plant really be so full of brio to deserve such a title? Well, yes. This cultivar of Canna glauca stands above the rest (figuratively speaking, as it is of average...
Pavonia multiflora

Pavonia multiflora

As we approach the frost-free date, I am planning the exciting tropicals I will be planting in the garden. I am excited to add the Brazilian candle plant, Pavonia multiflora for its dark green glossy foliage and bright pinkish-red bracts. The flowering form of the...
Plants of the Week: April 8

Plants of the Week: April 8

  Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ The Magnolia Collection between Worth Health Center and Mertz Residence Hall is truly something to behold. At this time of year each tree takes its turn with bright showy flowers from paper-white to bright pink and even some rich...
Plants of the Week: February 25

Plants of the Week: February 25

  Galanthus ‘Magnet’ Though this is an old cultivated variety of snowdrop, it still never fails to awe and impress as it returns year after year, emerging from the desolate winter landscape. Best known for its long flower stalks and large, showy, snow-white...
Plants of the Week: February 11

Plants of the Week: February 11

Pinus flexilis ‘Cesarini Blue’ Close to the train tracks on the southern side of campus, tucked away in the Pinetum, is a young specimen of Pinus flexilis ‘Cesarini Blue’, the “limber pine.” It stands with a curving, loose form sprawling about ten feet wide with long,...