December 1-15

Visitor’s Center:                             

 Epilobium ‘Chaparral Silver’ (Epilobium)-in flower                                                        

Choisya ternata (Mexican Orange)- in flower                                                           

Erigeron glaucus (Seaside Daisy)-in flower                                                           

Lagerstroemia chekiangensis (Crape Myrtle)-interesting bark                                                           

Senna corymbosa (Senna)-in flower                                                       

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

Zanthoxylum americanum (Toothache Tree)-small berries                                                       

 Agathosma ciliata-delicate blooms                                                        

 Symphoricarpos albus (Snowberry)-white fruit                                                          

 Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo)-berries/leaf color                                                          

Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’ (Strawberry Tree)-blooms and berries

On Cherry Trail:                            

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

Malus toringoides (Cutleaf Crabapple)-in fruit

On Hawthorne Trail:                    

Crataegus phaenopyrum (Washington Hawthorn)-in fruit                                                         

Crataegus succulenta (Fleshy Hawthorn)-in fruit

Vietnam Memorial:                       

Cornus glabrata (Brown Dogwood)-deep red stems                                                         

Cornus officinalis (Japanese Cornelian Cherry)-in fruit                                                          

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

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

Loropetalum chinense ‘Daybreak’s Flame’-leaf color                                                           

Fothergilla gardenii ‘Jane Pratt’-leaf color                                                           

Disanthus cercidifolius-very interesting small red blooms

On Redwood Trail:                        

Larix kaempferi (Japanese Larch)-some remaining autumn color

On Fir Trail:                                   

Abies procera (Noble Fir)-great silver-green color on older trees

On Wildwood Trail:                      

Malus sieboldii (Toringo Crabapple)- bright orange fruit                                                           

Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust)-interesting seed pods and visible thorns

On Magnolia Trail:                       

Helleborus foetidus (Bear’s Foot)-in bloom

Near intersection of Wildwood)   

Cyclamen sp.-in flower (invasive plant)

Winter Garden:                               

Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii-interesting, delicate pink fruit                                                          

Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’-fragrant small blooms                                                           

Erica carnea ‘Springwood White’ (Winter Heather)-in bloom                                                          

Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo)-leaf color and berries                                                           

Camellia sasanqua-in bloom                                                           

Cornus sanguinea ‘Variegata’-red stems

On Holly Trail:                              

Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Hodginsii’-berries                                                           

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

Ilex aquifolium ‘Dr. Davis Silver Variegated’-striking berries and leaves