Plants of the Week – February 7

Hamamelis mollis ‘Early Bright’ is beginning to flower by Faulkner Tennis Courts and Fraternity Houses. This cultivar’s bright yellow flowers open three to four weeks ahead of the specie. It will be available at the 2011 Scott Associates Plant Sale. Photo credit: J. Coceano

Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’, massed along Sharples Dining Hall, showcases bright cherry-red stems that add color to the winter landscape. Dr. Harold Pellet, the 2011 Scott Medal and Award recipient, in conjunction with Minnesota Landscape Arboretum selected and released ‘Cardinal’. Learn more from Dr. Harold Pellett and his selections at the Spring Festival on Sunday, March 13. Photo credit: J. Coceano

Rosa  rubiginosa, in the Dean Bond Rose Garden, has been cultivated since the 1500s. The common name,  sweetbriar rose, was derived from the sweet, apple scented foliage, and numerous thorns or briars along the stem. Photo credit: J. Coceano

Acer griseum x maximowicziana (Rochester Hybrid) , found along pedestrian path near McCabe Library, is a hybrid maple with hybrid vigor, heat tolerance, and cinnamon-stick flaking bark. Photo credit: J. Coceano