Plant of the Week
A weekly feature of a plant that can be found at the Durham Horticulture Research Farm
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Forsythia x intermedia, known simply as Border Forsythia or Golden Bells, is a perennial shrub in the olive family (Oleaceae) along with other notable ornamental genera such as Osmanthus (Tea-olive), Ligustrum (Privet), Syringa (Lilac), Jasminum (Jasmine)and Chionanthus (Fringe Trees). The yellow bell like flowers are an early harbinger of Spring, although they arrive a few…
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Hellebores are a genus of bushy, clumping, flowering perennials in the Ranunculaceae family native to Europe, Morocco, and temperate Asia. The genus contains 22 species and many hybrids that are commonly grown in gardens for their evergreen foliage and winter or early spring-blooming flowers. Hellebores, sometimes commonly called hybrid Lenten roses or hybrid winter roses,…
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Magnolia zenii, or Zen Magnolia is a rare tree in cultivation and especially in the wild: reduced to a single natural population of 18 individuals on Mt. Baohua, China. No natural regeneration has been observed. Here at the UGA Horticulture Farm, M. zenii has been the earliest flowering Magnolia consistently since planted in 2001. Data regarding…