Helianthus salicifolius, the willow-leaved sunflower, is a South-central United States native...
Plants of the Week – September 30
How do you mark the transition from summer to autumn in the garden? Is it the ripening of...
Plants of the Week: September 9
Adding color to the dry shade behind Kohlberg Hall is Astilbe ‘Chocolate Shogun’. This maroon...
Plants of the Week: August 26
Guest Author: Rosemary Grogan, 2019 summer intern Rosa ‘KORfeining’ (MaxiVitaⓇ Rose) Rosa...
Plant of the Week: August 5
Guest Author: Rosemary Gorgan - 2019 summer intern Verbena bonariensis Verbena bonariensis (tall...
Plants of the Week: July 22
Guest Author: Rosemary Grogan, 2019 summer intern Campsis grandiflora ‘Morning Calm’ If...
Plants of the Week: July 8
Guest Author: Ben Hitz – summer intern Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower) E. purpurea is an...
Plants of the Week: May 27
Guest Author: Ben Hitz – summer intern Kalmia latifolia (Mountain-laurel) This Eastern U.S. native...
Plants of the Week: July 1
Guest Author: Anna Claire Cunningham - summer intern Phlox ‘Wanda’ hybrid phlox This hybrid...
Plants of the Week: June 24
Guest Author: Ben Hitz – summer intern Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Hamburg’ (bigleaf hydrangea)...
Plants of the Week: June 10
By Anna Claire Cunningham, 2019 Summer Intern Schizophragma hydrangeoides Japanese hydrangea-vine...
Plants of the Week: June 3
Guest Author: Rosemary Grogan, Summer Intern Amsonia hubrichtii Amsonia...
Plants of the Week: May 6
Paeonia ‘Nike’ is a sight to behold! Blooms seeped in shades of coral, pink, peach, and...
Plants of the Week: April 22
What does spring smell like? For me it’s the scent of lilacs in full bloom. This deciduous shrub...
Plants of the Week: April 8
Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ The Magnolia Collection between Worth Health Center and Mertz...
Plants of the Week: March 25
Lonicera x purpusii is a rather obscure member of Caprifoliaceae, the honeysuckle family. This is...
Plants of the Week: February 25
Galanthus ‘Magnet’ Though this is an old cultivated variety of snowdrop, it still never...
Plants of the Week: February 11
Pinus flexilis ‘Cesarini Blue’ Close to the train tracks on the southern side of campus, tucked...


















