See what’s in bloom … and enjoy the beauty of our Gardens.
Asters, from the Latin for stars, are late blooming perennials that attract pollinators and bring color to the autumn garden. ‘Bluebird’ is a native aster selection from Mt. Cuba Center and offers violet blue flowers in abundance on 3-foot stems.
Capsicum annuum ′Sedona Sun′
With a variety of fruit shapes and sizes, ornamental peppers provide interest and vibrant colors to the autumn garden. These low maintenance annuals are good in containers or as bedding plants.
Solidago rugosa ′Fireworks′
Solidago rugosa is a native perennial that forms loose spreading clumps of arching, hairy stems. Growing from creeping rhizomes, the general height of this plant is six feet tall and grows in wet soils, open woodlands, thickets, old fields, bogs, and along roadsides. The conditions best for this plant are full sun with average well drained soil. The golden yellow flower heads are held in loose panicle-like arrays. Its adaptability and the fact that it is not as aggressive as other goldenrods make it a great native plant for perennial borders and gardens.
Opuntia phaeacantha
This cactus, native to the south-central and southwestern United States, displays beautiful yellow flowers in June. Following flowering, reddish-purple fruits form at the tips of the pads creating a contrast in the late summer landscape. Prickly-pear fruits are edible by humans, and often used to make jellies and candy.
Ageratina altissima
Growing to a height of three to four feet, white snakeroot is a fibrously rooted, native perennial that can be found in forests, thickets, and woodland margins. This plant can take full sun to part shade and prefers moist, rich conditions. The wonderful white flowers that occur late in the season, when flowers such as these are hard to come by, make it a wonderful addition to the garden.
