by John Bickel | Dec 21, 2018 | Plant of the Week
Cupressus nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ My sources are generally disparate and inconclusive when it comes to a reliable taxonomic designation for the Alaska-cedar. The North American west coast native conifer sometimes called Xanthocyparis nootkatensis and at other times...
by John Bickel | Oct 18, 2018 | Plant of the Week
Clematis tibetana The Scott Arboretum has a multitude of species and cultivated varieties of Clematis. One of which, the simple and elegant species Clematis tibetana, found growing on the Pearson Hall stair rail captured my attention. The flower is pendulous...
by John Bickel | Sep 19, 2018 | Plant of the Week
Boehmeria platanifolia Out searching for oddities as I sometimes do, I came across an interesting ornamental relative of the common stinging nettle growing in the John W. Nason Garden. A member of the Urticaceae family, Boehmeria platanifolia (false nettle) bears...
by John Bickel | May 11, 2018 | Plant of the Week
Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’ Though we are at the tail-end of peak time for magnolias, Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’ is still looking fabulous, covered in large, pale-yellow flowers and smelling faintly musty-lemon-like. Reportedly a cross between the North American species Magnolia...
by John Bickel | Apr 25, 2018 | Plant of the Week
Jeffersonia dubia Different sources say different things about this tiny woodland perennial. Some botanists call it Jeffersonia named after Thomas Jefferson of the American Revolution and related to Jeffersonia diphylla the United States native perennial. Other...
