What's in Bloom?

Last week we had to say goodbye to the wildest of the wildflowers, as the arboretum was in need of a good mowing. So long daisy fleabane! We'll see you next year! But there are still plenty of beautiful blooms this week. Below are a few highlights from the irises, vines, shrubs and trees adding dashes of spectacular color to the grounds of the arboretum.

Purple Louisiana iris hybrids growing in the floodplain. The arboretum's iris collection is comprised of plants collected from across the state of Louisiana, including at the Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve.

Iris flower detail

Our native wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) has been flowering for a few weeks now.

These flowers are from a large Carolina allspice bush (Calycanthus floridus), growing alongside the arboretum drainage. The shrub is highly decorated in blooms this year.

Virginia willow (Itea virginica) located on the northeast corner of the main bridge running through the arboretum.

Little-leaf snowbell (Styrax americana) flowers are lightly fragrant.

The dewberry vines (Rubus trivialis) are now producing fruit.