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…
UT Gardens Plant of the Month for September 2014: Sunflower
UT Gardens Plant of the Month for August 2014: Cardinal Flower
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,…
UT Gardens July 2014 Plant of the Month: Pennisetum
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…
UT Gardens Plant of the Month for June 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…
UT Gardens Plant of the Month for May 2014: Emily Bruner Holly
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…
UT Gardens Plant of the Month for April 2014: Variegated Solomon’s seal
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…
UT Gardens Plant of the Month for March 2014: Toadshade trillium
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…
UT Gardens Plant of the Month for February 2014: Leatherleaf Mahonia
Submitted by Margot Emery, UTIA Department of Marketing and Communications A wise gardener once wrote that plants are like art — the most popular of either tend not to challenge…
UT Gardens Plant of the Month for January 2014: Japanese Cornel Dogwood
Submitted by Dr. Sue Hamilton, director of the UT Gardens The landscape can be dreary in January and February, so trees or shrubs that offer a bit of cheer with…
December 2013 Plant of the Month: Blueberries
Submitted by Andy Pulte, UT Department of Plant Sciences When thinking about blueberries (Vaccinium spp.), the mind often goes first to a favorite dessert or eating fresh berries from a farmers market…