1)  Clerodendrum bungei                                                                            Rose Glory Bower

Roy Farrow

• Rose Glory Bower (of the Lamiaceae family) is native to China and northern India.
• This shrub spreads aggressively by root suckers and has become invasive in the South.
• The rosy-red flowers are very showy and fragrant and attractive to butterflies.
• You can find Clerodendrum bungei along Azalea Way below the Winter Garden.

2)   Hydrangea serrata ‘Blue Bird’                                                        Blue Bird Hydrangea

Roy Farrow

• The Blue Bird Hydrangea was an Royal Horticulture Society Award of Merit winner in 1960.
• In the summer, bountiful blue lace-cap flowers are produced.
• You can find a mass of Blue Bird Hydrangea along Arboretum Drive in Rhododendron Glen.

3)  Magnolia grandiflora ‘Exoniensis’                                                  Southern Magnolia

Roy Farrow

• This cultivar of Southern Magnolia is also called ‘Exmouth’ and is the oldest English clone of our U.S. native, having been introduced in the early 1700s.
• The leaves are elliptical and the flowers are particularly large with up to 20 tepals.
• Though most magnolias bloom in the spring, Southern Magnolia continues to bloom into late summer.
• You can find this cultivar of Magnolia grandiflora in the Magnolia Collection along Arboretum Drive.

4)  Sorbus x splendida                                                                                 Mountain Ash

Roy Farrow

• Being in the subfamily Maloideae of the plant family Rosaceae, the fruit of Sorbus are pomes, similar to an apple or pear and are often brightly-colored.
• Visit the Brian O. Mulligan Sorbus Collection along Arboretum Drive to see this and many other mountain ashes.
• Sorbus americana and S. aucuparia are the parents of this hybrid mountain ash.

5)  Vitex agnus-castus                                                                                    Chaste Tree

Roy Farrow

• The foliage of the Chaste Tree is sage-scented while the flowers are very popular with bees and butterflies.
• The habit of V. agnus-castus is of a large shrub, but may be pruned into a small tree form.
• This specimen of the Verbeniaceae family may be found along Azalea Way, just south of the Woodland Garden.