by John Bickel | Sep 1, 2014 | Plant of the Week
Ficus carica ‘Chicago Hardy’: Walking through the John W. Nason Garden, I noticed the ‘Chicago Hardy’ Ficus planted on a high wall coming off the side of Pearson Hall. The small immature fruits dappled among the nodes on the branches. Figs are best grown in Zones 6-9....
by John Bickel | Jul 16, 2014 | Plant of the Week
Consolida ambigua ‘Sublime Pink’ Our larkspur is finally blooming! It took a while for it to show much promise this year, but now some of them are starting to do their thing. Flowering along the racemes of this cultivar are fine, rosey-pink flowers with wavy petals...
by John Bickel | Jun 5, 2014 | Plant of the Week
Rosa ‘Harrison’s Yellow’ I have always been a fan of yellow roses, probably by osmosis, it being my mother’s favorite flower. These in particular stuck out to me because they are among the first to bloom this year in the Dean Bond Rose Garden. Sometimes referred to as...
by John Bickel | May 21, 2014 | Plant of the Week
Paeonia ‘Ten’i’ This time of year, the magnificent Tree Peony Collection is in full swing as each cultivar exhibits its wonderful enormous flowers; all are gorgeous in their own unique ways. ‘Ten’i’ puts out heavily hanging inflorescences that resemble well-arranged,...
by John Bickel | May 8, 2014 | Plant of the Week
Epimedium x youngianum ‘Milky Way’ The Scott Arboretum has many flowers in the displays surrounding the Cunningham House. Of these multitudes there seems to be a heavy emphasis on the broad variety of Epimedium cultivars. This herbaceous genus of the family...
