(April 1-15)

Visitor’s Center:                 

Correa cvs. ‘Marion’s Marvel’ (Australian Fuschia)-great flowers

Agathosma ciliata-delicate blooms

Podocarpus lawrencei ‘Purple King’-interesting conifer

Ribes sanguineum (Red Flowering Currant)-pink blossoms

Skimmia japonica ssp. reevesiana-small white blossoms

On Cherry Trail:                 

Prunus serrula (Birch-Bark Cherry)-beautiful, striated bark

Cornus mas (Cornelian Cherry)-yellow blossoms

Picnic Shelter:                    

Petasites palmatus (Palmate Coltsfoot)-low, white-flowered stems

Vietnam Memorial:             

Prunus cerasifera ‘Newport’ (Newport Flowering Plum)-in bloom

Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ (Siberian Dogwood)-red stems

Cornus stolonifera ‘Flaviramea’ (Golden Twig Dogwood)-stems

Corylopsis pauciflora (Buttercup Winter Hazel)-blossoms

Cornus officinalis (Japanese Cornelian Cherry)-yellow blossoms

On Magnolia Trail:

Lindera obtusiloba (Japanese Spice Tree)-small yellow blossoms

Winter Garden:                   

Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’-fragrant small blooms

Erica carnea ‘Springwood White’ (Winter Heather)-pink blooms

Erica x darleyensis ‘Mediterranean White’-blooms

Lonicera fragrantissima-intoxicating white blooms

Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo)-leaf color and berries

Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ (Corkscrew Hazel)-large catkins

On Holly Trail:

Ilex aquifolium ‘Yellow Berry-Curry Co.’-golden berries

Ilex aquifolium ‘Apricot Glow’-apricot colored berries

Ilex aquifolium ‘Pinto’-deep red berries

Bristlecone Pine Trail:

Araucaria araucana (Monkey Puzzle Tree)-always striking

Eucalyptus perriniana (Round-leafed Snow Gum)-leaves         

Maple Trail:

Acer davidii (Snakebark Maple)-deserves reptilian name

Beech Trail:                        

Trillium ovatum-low, white flowering native

Oemleria cerasiformis (Indian Plum)-white flowers

(April 15 – 30)

Visitor’s Center:                

Acer macrophyllum (Big Leaf Maple) -Across Fairview Blvd.

Arctostaphylos  (Bearberry)

Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’ (Aztec Pearl Mexican Orange)

Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’ (Sundance Mexican Orange)

Correa cvs. ‘Marion’s Marvel’ (Australian Fuschia)

Ribes sanguineum,  (Red Flowering Currant)

On Magnolia Trail:

Magnolia x kosar ‘Susan’ (Susan Magnolia)

Magnolia x loebneri ‘Ballerina’ (Ballerina Magnolia)

Magnolia x loebneri ‘Dr. Merrill’ (Dr. Merrill Magnolia)

Magnolia x soulangiana  (Saucer Magnolia)

Magnolia stellata (Star Magnolia)                     

Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’ (Pink Star Magnolia)

Magnolia stellata ‘Waterlily’ (Waterlily Magnolia)

On Cherry Trail:            

Prunus sargentii (Sargent Che

Prunus serrulata var. lannesiana (Oriental Flowering Cherry)

Prunus x yedoensis ‘Akebono’ (Yoshino Cherry)

In Winter Garden:             

Corylopsis spicata (Spike Winter Hazel)

Daphne odora ‘Variegata’ (Winter Daphne)

Erica carnea ‘Springwood White’ (Winter Heather)

Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pallida Chinese Witch-Hazel)

Osmanthus x burkwoodii (Osmanthus)

Vietnam Memorial:

Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut)

Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Phyllis Moore’ (Flowering Quince)

Potentilla verna ‘Nana’ (Cinquefoil)

Pyrus calleryana (Callery Pear)

Bristlecone Pine Trail:      

Acer circinatum (Vine Maple)

Acer rubrum (Red Maple)

Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)

Natural areas:

Trillium ovatum, (Trillium)

Ribes sanguineum, (Red Flowering Currant)

Viola glabella (Smooth Violet)