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Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

A native tree found in wooded wetland areas, the black tupelo can tolerate a wide range of conditions, from standing water to dry, droughty soils. It has beautiful, brilliant red autumn foliage, and there are specimens in the Water Garden and Plant Family Collection, and at the Visitor Center.

What Gives Leaves Their Fall Color?

As the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, leaves are losing their green and turning shades of gold and yellow, orange, red, and purple. This process is one of nature’s most beautiful spectacles, but why does it happen? Read More ›

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Collection	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV
Azaleas				✿
Bluebells					✿
Cherry Trees				✿	✿
Crabapples				✿
Crape-Myrtles							✿	✿
Daffodils			✿
Fall Foliage (Peak)										✿	✿
Lilacs				✿	✿	✿
Magnolias			✿	✿		✿	✿
Native Wildflowers				✿	✿	✿	✿	✿	✿	✿
Orchids		✿	✿	✿	✿	✿	✿	✿	✿
Rhododendrons				✿	✿	✿
Roses					✿	✿	✿		✿
Sacred Lotuses						✿	✿	✿
South African Bulbs	✿	✿	✿	✿			✿	✿
Spring Bulbs		✿	✿	✿
Tree Peonies				✿	✿	✿
Tulips				✿
Vegetables & Fruit						✿	✿	✿	✿
Water-Lilies						✿	✿	✿
Wisteria				✿	✿
Witch-Hazels	✿	✿	✿	✿