Monday, August 18, 2014

THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER BLOOMS

Quoting directly from our Master Gardener of the Week in charge of the 'What's in Bloom' display "Even in the dog's day of summer, something is always in bloom at the Arboretum."

Left to Right:  1-Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' (Dwarf Fountain Grass), 2-Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' (Black-eyed Susan), 3-Salvia farinaccea (Mealy Cup Sage), 4-Allium tuberosum (Garlic chives), 5-Solidago odora (Sweet goldenrod)

6-Lantana camara 'Miss Huff', 7-Abelia x grandiflora 'Little Richard', 8-Abelia chinensis (Chinese abelia), 9-Hibiscus syriacus 'Aphrodite' (Rose of Sharon), 10-Buddlia davidii 'Black Knight' (Butterfly bush)
Photos by R. Davis

If you are looking for flowers that bloom in the fall, check out this list of