Plant of the Week – December 6

Enkianthus perulatus ‘J.L. Pennock’, found growing in the Cosby Courtyard, is a Deciduous shrub for acidic soils and a  1999 PHS Gold Medal Plant. photo credit: J. Coceano

Symphytum ‘Goldsmith’ syn. Symphytum ibericum ‘Jubilee’, in the Terry Shane Teaching Garden, is a good herbaceous perennial for partial shade. photo credit: J. Coceano

Camellia ‘Winter’s Snowman’, located in the Harry Wood Garden,  is a cold hardy hybrid camellia growing to 10’ tall and 6’ wide. photo credit: J. Coceano

Found in the Glade Garden, Xanthorhiza simplicissima is a northeast native suckering groundcover, called “yellowroot” for the yellow inner bark and root. photo credit: J. Coceano