Each month, Garden Docent Judi Danner takes photographs of what's blooming all around the garden. Judi generously shares her photos and her extensive knowledge at the Garden Docents and Volunteers monthly meeting and now shares them here with all of you. Thank you, Judi!
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Species: Magnolia x soulangeana
Common name: Saucer Magnolia, Chinese Magnolia
Family: Magnoliaceae
Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park, Allen Entrance
Notes: Pink flowers
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Species: Cassia artemisioides
Family: Fabaceae
Region of Origin: Eastern and Central Australia
Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park
Notes: Yellow flowers
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Species: Prunus persica 'Early Red'
Family: Rosaceae
Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park BII
Notes: Dark pink flowers
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Species: Prunus serrulata 'Pink Cloud
Common Name: Flowering Cherry
Family: Rosaceae
Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park E-FIII
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Species: Prunus persica
Common name: Flowering Peach
Family: Rosaceae
Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park
Notes: White flowers
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Species: Melia azederach
Common name: Chinaberry, Bead Tree
Family: Meliaceae
Region of Origin: Northern India, China
Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park F-GIII
Notes: Yellow berries
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Species: Photinia x fraseri
Family: Rosaceae
Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park F-GII
Notes: Bronzy new red foliage
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Species: Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'
Common name: Chinese Redbud
Family: Fabaceae
Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park, Western Perimeter
Notes: Vivid magenta flowers
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Species: Cercis canadensis
Common name: Eastern Redbud
Family: Fabaceae
Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park, Western Perimeter
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Species: Magnolia x soulangeana
Family: Magnoliaceae
Location in Garden: Arboretum Car Park, Western Perimeter
Notes: Pink/white flowers
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Species: Michelia x foggii 'Jack Fogg'
Family: Magnoliaceae
Location in Garden: Library
Notes: Small white flowers
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Species: Loropetalum chinense 'Razzleberri'
Family: Hamamelidaceae
Region of Origin: China, Japan
Location in Garden: Library
Notes: Bright rose-pink flowers, purple foliage
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Species: Livistona drudei
Family: Arecaceae
Region of Origin: NE Queensland
Location in Garden: Palm Garden
Notes: Flowering
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Species: Livistona chinensis
Common name: Chinese Fan Palm
Family: Arecaceae
Region of Origin: Southern Japan, Ryukyu, Bonin Islands, South Taiwan
Location in Garden: Palm Garden
Notes:
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Species: Phoenix canariensis
Common name: Canary Island Date Palm
Family: Arecaceae
Location in Garden: Palm Garden
Notes: Female inflorescences pale orange with orange fruit
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Species: Chamaerops humilis 'Goldstripe'
Family: Arecaceae
Location in Garden: Palm Garden
Notes: Yellow-streaked leaves
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Species: Mammillaria lasiacantha series lasiacantha
Family: Cactaceae
Region of Origin: Mexico
Location in Garden: Desert Conservatory
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Species: Mammillaria perezdelarosae
Family: Cactaceae
Region of Origin: Mexico
Location in Garden: Desert Conservatory
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