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Trustees Garden

This formal garden was built to honor those who have served on the Garden's Board of Trustees. The stairway leading down to the Sterne Gazebo was given in memory of Augustus H. Sterne, a founding trustee. The back wall of the garden is planted with Evergreen Clematis, Clematis armandii, which blooms profusely in early spring and perfumes the garden. Plantings in the Trustees Garden were updated in 2012 and now feature blue and white Hydrangeas, Hibiscus syriacus and flowering perennials. The garden was also updated in 2015 during the renovation of the neighboring Lou Glenn Children's Garden.

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Constellation® Dogwood

This stately hybrid in the Trustees Garden and Children's Garden beckons with large white blooms in spring.
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Swamp Hibiscus

Discover this showy summer wonder near the pond in the Lou Glenn Children's Garden.
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Chapman’s Fringed Orchid

Platanthera chapmanii is an imperilled orchid with a widely scattered coastal distribution across the southern United States. Seeds from this orchid have been collected for safeguarding in our seed bank as well as propagated in our Micropropagation Lab for outplanting.
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Pink Butterwort

This sly carnivorous plant in the Conservation Garden attracts, traps and consumes flies with sticky leaves.
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White Pitcher Plant

Take a closer look at these fascinating carnivorous plants in the Conservation Garden near the Skyline Garden on the eastern side of the Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory.
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Livin’ Easy® Floribunda Rose

A gorgeous gradient of apricot and orange, this Rose Garden showstopper offers a fruity fragrance on early summer mornings.
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Shrub Rose

A thornless rose? Absolutely! Find this favorite peaking around Mother's Day in the Rose Garden.
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Golden Larch

The soft green foliage of the Golden Larch turns to golden yellow in fall. Oddly, this deciduous conifer loses its needles in winter.
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Early-Flowering Borage

Trachystemon orientalis is a great ornamental ground cover for dense shade. A sign that spring is on the way, this perennial sends up electric-blue flowers, a color rarely seen in the plant kingdom, even before it has a single leaf in the early spring and eventually forms a dense ground cover in the Conifer Garden.
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Knap Hill Red Azalea

Summer brings out the fragrant, bright red blooms of this hybrid on the Azalea Walk in Storza Woods.
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Smiling Monkey Tree

The lemon-scented blooms of this magnolia in the Glade Garden of Storza Woods attract guests in late winter.
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Ostrich Fern

The tallest native fern in North America impresses with near-vertical 3-feet-tall in cultivation in the Channel, Boardwalk and Beechwood Overlooks of Storza Woods.
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Chinese Witch Hazel

Follow your nose to the Channel, Boardwalk and Beechwood Overlooks of Storza Woods, as this fragrant bloomer attracts guests in early to midwinter.
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Fortune’s Holly Fern

Find this fern in the Bowl Garden, where its bright green fronds stand out in the early spring in Storza Woods.
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Plumleaf Azalea

A last hoorah of summer color, the bright red flowers of the plumbleaf azalea bloom on the Azalea Walk in Storza Woods long after its woodland cohorts.
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Obedient Plant

These vertical pink stalks in the Glade Garden do what they're told.
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Japanese Spikenard

The striking golden foliage of the 'Sun King' stands out in the Channel, Boardwalk and Beechwood Overlooks of Storza Woods.
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Kelsey’s Flame Azalea

You can't miss the bright orange blooms of this native azalea hybrid when it flowers in Storza Woods.
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Henry’s Maple

This classic maple near the Channel, Boardwalk and Beechwood Overlooks in Storza Woods might not catch your eye until fall when it's ablaze in shades of red.
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Redvein Enkianthus

This shrub of red and pink blooms loves the shade of the Channel, Boardwalk and Beechwood Overlooks in the Gardens in Storza Woods.
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Guilio Nuccio Variegated Camellia

A sign of the colorful spring to come, these showy, cool-weather blooms put on quite the show in the Camellia Walk.
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Natchez Crape Myrtle

Flanking the Crape Myrtle Allee, these classically Southern summer trees create an umbrella of beauty above the Garden's busiest thoroughfare.
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Switchgrass

The Levy Parterre boasts this dominant North American prairie grass that blooms in feathery plumes of purple whisps in fall.
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Strawberry Tree

It's easy to be fooled by the name of this compact tree in the Charleston Garden near Longleaf restaurant, but its fruit isn't quite what you'd expect.
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Garden Phlox ‘John Fanick’

The straight species of this plant are native to the U.S. in the Charleston Garden near Longleaf restaurant. These are a favorite of butterflies and bees during its long bloom season.
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Windmill Palm

You'll notice this hardy palm in Cox Courtyard, even in winter.
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Tree Ivy ‘Annemieke’

Is it a shrub or is it ivy? It's both, and you'll find it in Cox Courtyard.
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Giant Leopard Plant

Discover the large leaves and blooming flowers of this evergreen plant in the Cascades Garden.
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Pink Banana

Believe it or not, this plant in the Cascades Garden is, in fact, a banana, but you might regret trying the fruit if you ever get the chance.
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Voodoo Lily

Smell something rotten in the Anne Cox Chambers Southern Seasons Garden? It may be this unique plant also known as Devil's Tongue.
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Japanese stewartia

Find this camellia and its somewhat surprising summer blooms in the Anne Cox Chambers Southern Seasons Garden. Its Japanese name, natsu tsubaki, means “summer camellia” and refers to the early summer flowers that resemble those of camellias from which Its species name "pseudocamellia" is derived. This resemblance is readily understandable: both Stewartia and Camellia are members of the tea family.
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Rain Lily

Rain Lilies in the Anne Cox Chambers Southern Seasons Garden welcome summertime guests at the beginning of their Garden journeys.
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Swamp Magnolia

In their best season, May - August, you won't miss the lemon scent and beautiful blooms of the Swamp Magnolias near the Hardin Visitor Center entrance.
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Persian Ironwood

Spring and fall bring bright color to the Persian Ironwood tree near the Hardin Visitor Center.
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Falling Waters Bald Cypress

Discover this weeping deciduous conifer near the water "painting" wall in the Lou Glenn Children's Garden.
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Joe Pye Weed

Mid-to-late summer is a splendid time to see this plant once used as medicine by Native Americans.
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Scheherazade Orienpet Lily

Enjoy the fragrance of these colorful, late summer to fall blooms in the Perennial Garden.
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Dawn Redwood

Learn more about the cone-shaped deciduous tree reaching far above the tree line at the entrance to the Edible Garden.
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Paw Paw

This native small understory tree is a favorite in the Orchard for bearing unusually shaped fruits and for its naturally pyramidal canopy structure.
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Thistle Cholla

This stand-out specimen in the Skyline Garden is lovely from a distance but watch out: This beauty bites.
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Rattlesnake Master

For a plant that's as interesting as its name, don't miss this unusual member of the carrot family in the Skyline Garden.
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Cherry Dazzle® Dwarf Crape Myrtle

You can't miss this electric pink flowers of this shrub-like tree blooming July - September on the always-colorful Anne Cox Chambers Flower Walk.
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Oakleaf Hydrangea

This color-changing hydrangea found on the Anne Cox Chambers Flower Walk is a deciduous shrub perfect for hedges, borders, specimen and accent pieces.
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Muscadine Grape

You'll find two kinds of muscadine grapes in the Edible Garden.
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Japanese Persimmon

Discover two kinds of this fruitful persimmon in the Edible Garden.
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Ryan’s Yellow Hardy Mum

Spot this pale yellow fall favorite in the Color Border by the Vine Arbor on the Great Lawn.
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Satsuki Azalea

Satsuki in Japanese refers to May, the month in which this hybrid rhododendron begins to bloom in the Japanese Garden.
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California Poppy

Find this bright, yellow-orange single flower in the Rock Garden.
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Lion’s Tail

The bright orange blooms of this South African plant attract pollinators to the Rock Garden.
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Japanese White Pine

Find this symbol of longevity and permanence, famous for its blue foliage, in the Japanese Garden.
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