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In This Issue October Events Friends of the Arboretum Annual Plant Distribution Herbaceous Perennials Class Friends of the Arboretum Lecture Plantsmen's Tour Year-long Class Friends of the Arboretum Lecture Friends of the Arboretum Lecture Herbaceous Perennials Class Children's Program |
Plant of the MonthLonicera nitida 'Lemon Beauty'
by Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections When most people think of honeysuckle, the sweet smell of the weedy Japanese honeysuckle vine generally comes to mind of Southerners while those of more northern heritage recall the large, gangly shrubby species. Few folks think of the wonderful evergreen species called boxleaf honeysuckle despite its tough constitution and many excellent garden attributes. Depending on your taxonomist of choice, there are over 180 species of honeysuckle around the world all occurring in the Northern Hemisphere. Well over half of these shrubs and vines are found in Asia. Lonicera nitida is found mostly in the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan in southern China. In the landscape, boxleaf honeysuckle makes a small shrub to about 5' high and wide although it can get larger if happy. The small, glossy leaves are attractive and plants may be allowed to grow in a natural shape or pruned regularly to make formal hedges. Boxleaf honeysuckle thrives in sun or part shade and is relatively drought tolerant once well established. The excellent selection called 'Lemon Beauty' has tiny green leaves each bordered by a bright golden edge. Plants make an excellent addition to perennial borders, foundation plantings, woodland gardens, and containers. JCRA members interested in obtaining this plant for themselves will be happy to know that it will be offered for free at our Friends of the Arboretum Annual Plant Distribution on October 1 along with nearly 200 other different types of plants (over 4,000 total plants!). All of these plants, from small rooted cuttings to over 500 full, landscape size 3-gallon specimens, are free to our members. We do hope all of our members realize that each plant costs us from about $2.00 to $5.00 or more to produce. In these times of state budget reductions, we'd like you all to consider donating $1.00 to $5.00 dollars per plant you receive before you leave. At 4,100 plants, a dollar each will go a long way towards keeping our coffers filled. For those of you who aren't members, we hope you will consider joining and becoming part of our family. As longtime member Bobby Wilder likes to say, the garden is free to enter but it isn't free to run. Fall Children’s Programsby Caroline Richardson, Children's Program Coordinator Bring the kids and grandkids to the Arboretum this fall for our upcoming programs. "Color Magic: The Science Inside Fall Leaves"
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Osmanthus fragrans f. aurantiacus |
Zephyranthes candida |
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Muhlenbergia capillaris |
Tradescantia sillamontana |
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Dalbergia hupeana |
Callicarpa acuminata |
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| Hamamelis virginiana var. mexicana Mexican witchhazel |
Tricyrtis 'Amanagowa' hybrid toadlily |
Visit Showtimes for a much more detailed listing of what's in flower in October at the Arboretum.
Recent Members Only Additions
by Chris Glenn, Programs and Education Coordinator
Two new videos were recorded for the Members Only section on the Arboretum's Web site in September.
Click on the image below to play the video or visit the Members Only section to for a complete listing of all videos.
Content in the Members Only section is password protected and is only available to Arboretum members. In order to access these special features, members need to know the password that was printed on the label (use all lower case letters) of the latest Friends of the Arboretum Newsletter or included below.
user name = jcra
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