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UT Gardens December 2014 Plant of the Month: Paperbark Maple

Posted on Nov 26, 2014
Paperbark maple Andrew Pulte cropped

Submitted by Andrew Pulte, University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences If you were to ask me what the most photographed plant is during the winter at the UT Gardens, Knoxville,…

Landscape & Gardening / Plant of the Month / Paperbark Maple

UT Gardens November 2014 Plant of the Month: Ginkgo Tree

Posted on Nov 01, 2014
Gingko Central Region Tree web

Submitted by James Newburn, assistant director, UT Gardens, Knoxville As fall foliage puts on one final show of brilliance in November, one of the most outstanding trees is the Ginkgo or…

Landscape & Gardening / Plant of the Month / Ginkgo

UT Gardens Plant of the Month for October 2014: Cyclamen

Posted on Oct 01, 2014
Cyclamen

Submitted by Carol Reese, UT Extension horticulture specialist, Western Region Though brilliant foliage is the dominant theme of autumn, a diminutive little gem of a plant,cyclamen, is also having its…

Landscape & Gardening / Plant of the Month / Cyclamen

UT Gardens Plant of the Month for September 2014: Sunflower

Posted on Sep 02, 2014
Sunflower

Submitted by James Newburn, assistant director, UT Gardens, Knoxville Sunflower – the very name brings a smile to most people’s faces. Sunflowers are one of the few flowers, along with perhaps…

Landscape & Gardening / Plant of the Month / Sunflower

UT Gardens Plant of the Month for August 2014: Cardinal Flower

Posted on Aug 01, 2014
August 2014 Cardinal Flower vertical

Submitted by Derrick Stowell, HGTV – UT Gardens educator Cardinal flower, also known as Lobelia cardinalis, is a beautiful native perennial found throughout North America. It can be an overlooked flower for the landscape,…

Landscape & Gardening / Plant of the Month / Cardinal Flower

UT Gardens July 2014 Plant of the Month: Pennisetum

Posted on Jul 01, 2014
Vertigo by C. Reese web

Patricia McDaniels Submitted by Beth Willis, trials coordinator for the UT Gardens, Knoxville Pennisetum can refer to a number of different species of ornamental grasses, all commonly referred to as fountain…

Landscape & Gardening / Plant of the Month / Pennisetum

UT Gardens Plant of the Month for June 2014: Golden monkey grass

Posted on Jun 01, 2014
Golden Monkey Grass

Submitted by Carol Reese, UT Extension horticulture specialist, Western Region Promoting a monkey grass for plant of the month? Seriously? Well, this is no ordinary ground cover. Liriope muscari ‘PeeDee Ingot’ has…

Landscape & Gardening / Plant of the Month / Golden Monkey Grass

UT Gardens Plant of the Month for May 2014: Emily Bruner Holly

Posted on May 05, 2014
Emily Bruner Holly UT Gardens, Knoxville

Patricia McDaniels Submitted by Ben Cordes, horticulturist, the University of Tennessee Gardens, Knoxville The UT Gardens’ selection for plant of month for May is the Emily Bruner Holly, or the Ilex x ‘Emily…

Landscape & Gardening / Plant of the Month / Emily Bruner Holly

UT Gardens Plant of the Month for April 2014: Variegated Solomon’s seal

Posted on Apr 01, 2014
Variegated Solomons seal by Reeves web

Patricia McDaniels Submitted by Jason Reeves, research horticulturist, the University of Tennessee Gardens, Jackson Chosen by the Perennial Plant Association as the 2013 Perennial Plant of the Year for its…

Landscape & Gardening / Plant of the Month / Variegated Solomon's seal

UT Gardens Plant of the Month for March 2014: Toadshade trillium

Posted on Mar 01, 2014
Trillium sessile web

Submitted by Jason Reeves, research horticulturist, the University of Tennessee Gardens, Jackson You know spring is upon us when you see the foliage of trillium pushing through the ground. Along with other spring…

Landscape & Gardening / Plant of the Month / Toadshade trillium

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