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In the Gravel Garden, large--and very fragrant--white Lilium speciosum v. album blooming in front of white Buddleja davidii 'White Cloud.'
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Buddleja and Lilium
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Lilium speciosum v. album
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A close-up of the Lilies on the left glowing in the afternoon sun.
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Blooming in the Big Bed near the Gravel Garden, this blue Gentian is a refreshing flashback to the Gentians that bloomed earlier this spring.
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Gentiana septemfida
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x Pardancanda norrii 'Dazzler'
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Blooming in a sunny spot on the Cliff, a member of a hybrid genus-Pardancanda norrisii is the product of a cross between Belamcanda chinensis and Iris dichotoma. Years of development work by Harlan Hamernik at Bluebird Nursery, Clarkson, Nebraska resulted in this compact, dwarf cultivar.
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The aptly named Mosaic Plant is displaying its namesake mosaics of leaves floating on one of the little ponds on the Cliff. A member of the Onagraceae family--the same family as Fuchsia-- and native to the southeast US, the outer leaves of each mosaic darken and turn reddish with age further adding to its charm.
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Ludwigia grandiflora
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Galtonia viridiflora
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Blooming in a pot in the courtyard by the garage, a member of the Hyacinthaceae family with spikes of hanging slightly greenish funnel shaped flowers. Native to South Africa.
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A bit past its prime, this Clethra is native to the southeast US and is known as the White Alder. A member of the Clethraceae family.
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Clethra acuminata
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Aesculus parviflora v. serotina
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Unfortunately, this Bottlebrush Buckeye, a member of the Hippocastanaceae family, is also a bit past its prime.
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Blooming in a pot in one of the poly houses, this fragrant rare Cardiocrinum from southwest China--a shorter relative of the giant C. giganteum--was moved to another poly house to be photographed with Hedychium foliage. A member of the Liliaceae family, the flowers never open beyond this point and then they dry up.
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Cardiocrinum cathayanum
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Viburnum opulus 'Xanthocarpa'
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On the Hillside, a Viburnum covered with clusters of yellow berries.
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A delicate pink version of the more common white Clethra alnifolia growing near the parking lot.
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Clethra alnifolia 'Rosea'
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Lycium chinense
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Also on the Hillside and near the Viburnum above, a shrub with small purple flowers on long arching branches. A member of the Solanaceae family and known as the Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree, the flowers will be followed by scarlet fruits.
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Blooming in a pot under glass with brilliant magenta-purple flowers, a member of the Lamiaceae family
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Scutellaria specii
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Cestrum nocturnum
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And in the Conservatory, the small greenish-white flowers of an evergreen shrub native to the West Indies and known as the Lady of the Night for its overpowering night scent. Like the Lycium above, a member of the Solanaceae family.
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