Pink Correa pulchella was seen blooming in the Conservatory on January 10. Now this darker flowering species, brought out from the Conservatory for the summer, is blooming in a pot on the deck of the main house. A member of the Rutaceae family native to Australia
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Correa decumbens
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Nymphaea
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In the pool near the road, just one of the many Water Lilies at Stonecrop-- this cultivar has pale pink flowers with a hint of yellow.
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Not all species of Eupatorium are tall and pink. This species, blooming in the Woodland and known as the Mist Flower, is only a couple of feet tall and has white flowers. Native to the eastern US.
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Eupatorium coelestinum 'Album'
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Patrinia scabiosifolia
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Patrinia gibbosa was shown blooming on July 10. And now this taller and later blooming species is blooming in the Woodlands. A member of the Valerianaceae family.
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The large flower sprays on this Aralia near the Bamboo Grove are so high up on the small tree that--without a ladder--they can only be shown from below. Quite a sight to look up to.
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Aralia chinensis
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Aralia cordata
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Yet another Aralia, this species just finished blooming in the Woodlands.
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The Greater Masterwort continues its long season of bloom.
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Astrantia major
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Sasaella masumuneana f. albostriata
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A dwarf--only about three feet high--variegated Bamboo at the entrance to the Bamboo Grove.
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The first of the Autumn Crocuses to bloom is this delicate white and pale lavender beauty.
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Colchicum sp.
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Lespedeza thunbergii 'Gibraltar'
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In the Gravel Garden, two cultivars of Lespedeza are just starting to bloom with large numbers of small pea-like flowers--this cultivar in purple and 'Albiflora' in white. Members of the Papilionaceae family, the genus is named after D. Lespedez, a Spanish governor of Florida.
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A relatively new introduction from China, this small tree, planted just ten years ago and known as the Seven Son Flower of Zhejiang, is blooming in the Woodland. A member of the Caprifoliaceae family.
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Heptacodium miconioides
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Cyclamen hederifolium
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In the Pit House, the first Cyclamen of fall is blooming. A member of the Primulaceae family native to southern Europe from France to Greece.
AGM
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Another of the many species of Cimicifuga is blooming with buds that are distinctively pink before opening to pure white flowers.
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Cimicifuga japonica
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Baccharis halimifolia
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The Groundsel Tree, a member of the Asteraceae family and native to the northern US, blooming in the Gravel Garden.
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