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Learning at the Barnes 
Arboretum

The Many Highlights of Chanticleer

10/27/2014

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The beautiful colors of Autumn!
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Tricyrtis
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Sedum Angelina
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Gomphocarpus physocarpus (Asclepias) commonly known as Swan Plant or Hairy Balls (NO, I did not make that up!)
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Aconitum napellus (Monk's Hood)
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Isoplexis Digitalis
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Cornus Kousa (Wolf's Eye) Dogwood
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Acanthus spinosus (Bear's breeches)
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Persicaria
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Calicarpa Americana (Beauty Bush)
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Verbena bonariensis
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Colocasia (Elephant Ear)
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Plectranthus & Acorus gramineus 'minimus aureus' (upper left)
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Not sure what this is...... Anyone??
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Ajuga reptans 'Black scallop'
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Eurybia divaricata 'Eastern star' , (white wood aster)
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A lone Foxglove
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 Katsura 
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Cyclamen, underplanting the Katsura
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Ilex crenata 'Sky pencil' (Japanese Holly)
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The Ruins
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Clematis Tibetana
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Corydalis lutea
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Charles Kresson's Camellias & Garden highlights

10/27/2014

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Hedychium 'Dr. Moy' , Hardy Ginger Lily
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Salvia Gregii 'Hot Lips'
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Crocus Speciosus , Autumn Crocus
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Camelia 'Snow Flurry'
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Cotoneaster Salicifolia
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White Cyclamen blooming through the fallen leaves
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Colorful Nasturtium & Torenia fournieri
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'Autumn Spirit'
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'Winter Rose'
Camellias
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Salvia 'Louie's Orange Delight'
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Salvia 'Wendy's Wish'
Salvias in gorgeous colors
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Euphorbia Heterophylla , Mexican fireplant/ Japanese poinsettia
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Some favorites from Elizabeth Shumacher's beautiful garden

10/20/2014

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Sculpture "The Partners"
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Katsura Tree
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Very cool Actaea Pachypoda with prominent "doll's eyes" berries
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Acer Sango Kaku, Coral Bark Japanese Maple
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Lovely combination of Begonia Grandis and Hypoestes phyllostachya
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Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens', Black Mondo Grass
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Barnes Arboretum observations:

10/6/2014

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Thunbergia Alata 'Spanish eyes"
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Hakonechloa Macra 'aureola'
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Celosia 'ruby parfait'
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Tithonia rotundifolia
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Celosia 'ruby parfait'
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Cosmos bipinnata
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Gorgeous Magnolia grandiflora full of seed-filled cones.
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Seed cone of the Magnolia grandiflora splitting open to release the seeds.
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Highlights from North Creek Nursery

9/29/2014

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Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' (bluestem)
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Tricyrtis 'Lightning Strike'
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Pachysandra procumbens
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Life Wall
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Life Wall zoom shot
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Echinacea 'Solar Flare'
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Aster 'Snow Flurry'
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Physostegia virginiana 'Pink Manners' (obedient plant)
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Arboretum Field Study

9/22/2014

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Koelreuteria bipinnata's reddish seed pods
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Sinister bark of the Zanthoxylum simulans (Flatspine Prickly-ash)
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Fruit of the Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy-orange) turning from green to yellow.
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Gorgeous bark of the Stewartias
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Incidental praying mantis sighting
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Highlights from Inta's Garden

9/15/2014

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Gentian
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Shag Bark Hickory
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Canna "Stuttgart"
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Begonia Grandis
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Podopyllium spotty dotty (Chinese Mayapple)
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Cornus Controversa variegata
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Cornus Mas
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Metasequoia
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Metasequoia leaf
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Voodoo Lily
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Bark of the Voodoo Lily
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Leaf of the Voodoo lily
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Diamond Head Elephant Ears with Iresine
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Koi Pond
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Field Study - September

9/8/2014

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Poncirus trifoliata with its huge, vicious spines and green soft fruit.
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2 Different Golden Rain Trees side by side
Koelreuteria bipinnata & Koelreuteria paniculata
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bipinnata: Large yellow flower sprays with beautiful dark green leaves.
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paniculata: long brown 3-boweled capsule  with many seeds.
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