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One of the pleasures of my job as communications manager for the Arboretum Foundation is taking photographs of the plant collection, which we use in...
Virginia Witch-Hazel: Fragrant Fall Flowers and Colorful Foliage
By Randall Hitchin The Virginia witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)—also known as American witch-hazel and common witch-hazel—is a season bender....
Medlar: Strange Fruit of the Ancients
[divider_line] Common medlar, Mespilus germanica, is a slow-growing small tree or large shrub native from southeastern Europe to central Asia. It...
Arboretum Scene: Rosa mulliganii
Indigenous to Yunnan province in southwestern China, this species rose was named in honor of former director of the Washington Park Arboretum,...
Arboretum Scene: Early-Blooming Hellebore in the Winter Garden
Helleborus niger ‘HGC Josef Lemper’ Christmas Rose Native to the mountain forests of Central Europe, Helleborus niger is an evergreen perennial with...