Submitted by James Newburn, Assistant Director, UT Gardens, Knoxville Perhaps no shrub is as appropriately named as the beautyberry. This graceful multi-stemmed shrub, with arching branches, fruits in fall and is laden…
November Plant of the Month: Beautyberry
October Plant of the Month: Arkansas blue star
Arkansas blue starSubmitted by Carol Reese, UT Extension Horticulture Specialist, Western Region Amsonia hubrichtii, also called Arkansas blue star, derives its common name from the clusters of small light blue flowers that appear…
September Plant of the Month: Lantana
Submitted by Beth Willis, Trials Coordinator, UT Gardens-Knoxville Gardeners are always seeking those plants that provide a long-lasting show in the garden while requiring little care and maintenance. Lantana fulfills…
August Plant of the Month: Narrow-leaf Ironweed
Submitted by Dr. Sue Hamilton, Director of the University of Tennessee Gardens Vernonia lettermannii, also known as narrow-leaf ironweed, is a species of ironweed native to Oklahoma and Arkansas that is…
July Plant of the Month: Snapdragon
Submitted by Beth Willis, Trials Coordinator for the UT Gardens, KnoxvilleAngelonia, commonly known as summer snapdragon, is a fantastic choice for your garden. This colorful bedding plant can be covered…
June Plant of the Month: Oakleaf Hydrangea
Submitted by Carol Reese, UT Extension horticulture specialist, Western Region People are drawn to hydrangeas for their showy flowers. While oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) produces those abundantly, it doesn’t stop there.…
May Plant of the Month: Baptisia (False Indigo)
Submitted by Dr. Sue Hamilton and Faye Beck Baptisia, commonly called False Indigo, may be the plant for you if you are looking for a fantastic, old-fashioned perennial that is both…
April Plant of the Month: Lungwort
Submitted by Jason Reeves, Horticulturist, UT Gardens, Jackson Five years ago I would never have dreamed I would be writing about lungwort. It had failed me too often in the…
March Plant of the Month: Eastern Redbud
Submitted by James Newburn, Assistant Director, UT Gardens, Knoxville March may come in like a lion and go out like a lamb, but one thing is certain – on its…
February Plant of the Month: Japanese Kerria
Submitted by Jason Reeves, Horticulturist, UT Gardens, Jackson One of my early memories of plants is of Japanese Kerria, or Kerria japonica. It grew at the corner of the well house…