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Plants of the Week: August 1

Plants of the Week: August 1

Guest Author: Public Horticulture Intern Megan Rossman The past few weeks the arboretum and its surrounding environment has unfortunately been faced with drought conditions. A continued stretch of warm days, with little rain has provided a challenge to the gardeners...
Plants of the Week: July 25

Plants of the Week: July 25

Guest Author: Summer Intern Adam Toreno Garden phlox, Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’ is an herbaceous perennial in the Polemoniaceae family. This cultivar has a vertical habit with thin green stems growing up to five feet high, terminating in a panicle inflorescence of...
Plants of the Week: July 18

Plants of the Week: July 18

Guest Author: Summer Intern Payton Fulton Cynara cardunculus, commonly called cardoon, makes a dramatic statement in the sunny perennial border. It is a fast-growing perennial in the Asteraceae family native to the western and central Mediterranean. It has prickly,...