Winter Interest List 2017-18

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FORT TRYON PARK
WINTER INTEREST LIST 2017-18

Billings Lawn

 

Blooming between November and March, timing depending on weather

  • Corylopsis pauciflora – Buttercup Winterhazel
  • Helleborus x – Lenten Rose

Conifers

  • Chamaecyparus obtusa ‘Nana Gracilis’ –Dwarf Hinoki Falsecypress
  • Juniperus virginiana ‘Gray Owl’ – Eastern Redcedar
  • conferta ‘Blue Pacific’ – Shore Juniper
  • Taxus baccata ‘Repandens’ – English Yew
  • Taxus –Yews

 

Interesting Fruits, Leaves, and Stems

  • Abelia x grandiflora – Glossy Abelia
  • Cretaegus ‘Winter King’ – Hawthorne
  • Kalmia latifolia – Mountain Laurel
  • Magnolia virginiana – Sweetbay Magnolia
  • Malus – Crabapples

 

Billings Arcade Path

 

Blooming between November and March, timing depending on weather

  • mollis ‘Goldcrest’ – Chinese Witch-Hazel

Interesting Fruits, Leaves, and Stems

  • Ilex glabra ‘Shamrock’ – Inkberry
  • Ilex opaca ‘Xanthocarpa’ – Yellow-Berried American Holly
  • Pieris japonica Japanese Andromeda
  • Prunus laurocerasus ‘Otto Luykens’ – Otto Luykens Cherrylaurel
  • Yucca filamentosa ‘Golden Sword’ – Adam’s Needle

 

Conifers

  • Picea orientalis – Oriental Spruce
  • Pinus bungeana – Lacebark Pine
  • Pinus flexilis ‘Vanderwoolf’s Pyramid’ – Vanderwoolf’s Pyramid Limber Pine
  • Pinus parviflora ‘Glauca’ – Blue-Leafed Japanese White Pine
  • Pinus strobus – White Pine
  • Pinus wallichiana – Himalayan Pine


Pine Lawn

 

Interesting Leaves

  • Yucca filamentosa – Adam’s Needle
    (growing in the eastern cliffside!)

 

Conifers

  • Pinus parviflora ‘Brevifolia’ – Short-Leafed Japanese White Pine
  • Pinus strobus – Eastern White Pine
  • Pinus strobus ‘Pendula’ – Weeping White Pine
  • Pinus thunbergii – Japanese Black Pine
  • Pinus wallichiana – Himalayan Pine

 

Margaret Corbin Circle

 

Blooming between November and March, timing depending on weather

  • Corylopsis pauciflora – Buttercup Winterhazel
  • Corylus americana – American Filbert

Interesting Fruits, Leaves, and Stems

  • Callicarpa ‘Profusion’Beautyberry
  • Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaiety’Emerald Gaiety Wintercreeper
  • Ilex ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ – Nellie Stevens Holly
  • Nandina domestica ‘Gulf Stream’ – Heavenly Bamboo
  • Sarcococca hookeriana humilis – Sweetbox

Seasonal Arrangements at Corbin Circle & Linden Terrace stairs

  • Abies procera – Noble Fir boughs
  • Calocedrus decurrens ‘Maupin Glow’? – Gold-Variegated Incense-Cedar boughs
  • Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Ffilifera Aurea’ – Gold Mop Sawara Falsecypress boughs
  • Pinus pinecones
  • Pseudotsuga menziesii – Douglas Fir boughs
  • Salix – Willow stems [painted red]
  • Taxus – Yew hedge and boughs


Heather Garden

 

Blooming between November and March, timing depending on weather

  • Edgeworthia chrysantha – Paperbush
  • Erica carnea, E. x darleyensis – Heath varieties
  • Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’, ‘Pallida’ – Witch Hazel
  • Helleborus x ‘Lady Series’, x nigercors, H. orientalis – Lenten and Christmas Roses
  • Mahonia ‘Orangee Flame’ – Grapeholly
  • Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wyckoff’ – Japanese Pieris

Conifers

  • Cedrus deodara ‘Prostrate Beauty’ – Himalayan Cedar
  • Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Juniperoides Aurea’ – Gold Sawara Falsecypress
  • Juniperis horizontalis ‘Blue Chip, ‘Limeglow’, ‘Silver Mist’, ‘Wilsonii’ – Creeping Juniper
  • Juniperus virginiana ‘Gray Owl’ – Eastern Redcedar
  • Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’ – Birds Nest Norway Spruce
  • Picea glauca ‘Montgomery’ – Montgomery Blue Spruce
  • Pinus strobus – White Pine
  • Taxus baccata ‘Repandens’ – English Yew
  • canadensis – Canadian Yew;
  • cuspidata ‘Thayerae’ – Japanese Yew

 

 

 



Interesting Leaves and Stems

  • Abelia x grandiflora ‘Rosecreek’, ‘Sherwoodii’ – Glossy Abelia
  • Arum italicum ‘Marmoratum’ – Arrowroot
  • Buxus sempervirens – Common Box
  • Calluna vulgaris ‘Beoley Gold,’ ‘Cupraea,’ ‘Firefly,’ ‘Gold Haze,’ ‘Kerstin,’ ‘Winter Chocolate’ Heathers with colored leaves
  • Cretaegus ‘Winter King’ – Hawthorne
  • Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom
  • Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ – Golden Japanese Forest Grass
  • Ilex crenata ‘Convexa’Japanese Holly
  • Lavandula ‘Munsted’, ‘Provence’ – Lavender
  • Magnolia virginiana – Sweetbay Magnolia
  • Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Ebony Knight’ – Black Mondo Grass
  • Pieris japonica ‘Little Heath’ –variegated dwarf Japanese Pieris
  • Rhododendron ‘Chionoides,’ ‘Jenny Tabol,’ ‘Roseum Elegans’ – Rhododendrons
  • Thuja occidentalis ‘Fire Chief’ Fire Chief Arborvitae
  • Yucca filamentosa – Adam’s Needle

 

Interesting Fruits and Buds

  • Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’, ‘Profusion’Beautyberries
  • Cotoneaster apiculata –Cranberry Cotoneaster
  • dammeri – Bearberry Cotoneaster
  • horizontalis – Rockspray Cotoneaster
  • stellata – Star Magnolia
  • Malus – Crabapples
  • Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wyckoff’ – Japanese Pieris
  • Pyracantha coccinea – Scarlet Firethorn
  • Taxus – Yews

 

New Leaf Café Berm & Sunrise Slope

along path from Heather Garden north to New Leaf Café front entrance and just beyond

Blooming between November and March, timing depending on weather

  • Helleborus x hybrida – Lenten Rose
  • Magnolia ‘Edith Bogue’Southern Magnolia
  • Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sherwoodii’ – Glossy Abelia
  • Berberis julianae – Wintergreen Barberry
  • Pieris floribunda x japonica ‘Brouwer’s Beauty’ – Japanese Andromeda

Conifers

  • Picea glauca – White Spruce
  • Pinus strobus – Eastern White Pine
  • parviflora ‘Glauca’ – Japanese White Pine
  • Taxus sp. – Yew

Cloister Lawn Area and Path

 

Blooming between November and March, timing depending on weather

  • Cornus mas – Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
  • Helleborus x hybrid ‘Burgundy’ – Lenten Rose

 

Interesting Fruits, Leaves, and Stems

  • Betula nigra – River Birch
  • Poncirus trifoliata – Trifoliate Orange

 

Conifers

  • Chamaecyparus obtusa nana gracilis – Hinoki Falsecypress
  • pisifera filiformis ‘Sungold’ – Sawara Falsecypress
  • Lavandula ‘Munsted’ – English Lavender
  • Juniperus ‘Gray Owl’ – Juniper
  • mariana ‘Nana’ – Dwarf Black Spruce
  • Pinus mugo – Swiss Mountain Pine


Southern Comfort

area below and southeast of Linden Terrace

 

Blooming between November and March, timing depending on weather

  • Cornus mas– Corneliancherry Dogwood
  • Hamamelis mollis ‘Goldcrest’ – Chinese Whitchazel
  • Helleborus x hybrida – Lenten Rose
  • Sarcococca hookeriana – Sweetbox

Interesting Fruits, Leaves, and Stems

  • Arum italicum – Lords and Ladies
  • Buxus x ‘Green Velvet’ – Boxwood
  • Callicarpa ‘Profusion’ – Beautyberry
  • Ilex crenata ‘Convexa’ – Japanese Holly
  • glabra – Inkberry Holly
  • Magnolia ashei – Ashe Magnolia
  • virginiana – Bull-Bay
  • macrophylla – Bigleaf Magnolia
  • Mahonia aquifolium – Oregon Grapeholly
  • Malus ‘Sugar Tyme’Sugar Tyme Crabapple
  • Rhododendron sp. –  Rhododendron
  • Rosa caroliniana – Carolina Rose

Abby’s Lawn

below and north of Linden Terrace

 

Blooming between November and March, timing depending on weather

  • Helleborus – Lenten Rose

Interesting Fruits, Leaves, and Stems

  • Aucuba japonica ‘Rozanie’Japanese Aucuba
  • Leucothoe fontanesania – Fetterbush
  • Miscanthus sinensis – Eulalia Grass
  • Rhododendron catawbiense ‘Roseum Elegans’ – Catawba Rhododendron

 

Conifers

  • X Cupressocyparis leylandii – Leyland Cypress
  • Pinus strobus ‘Pendula – Weeping White Pine

 

Arden Street Entrance Garden & Anne Loftus Playground

 

Blooming between November and March, timing depending on weather

  • Cornus mas – Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
  • Corylopsispauciflora – Winter-Hazel
  • Hamamelis intermedia ‘Diane’ – Witch-Hazel
  • Helleborus ‘Brandywine’, cvs.Lenten Roses

 

Interesting Fruits, Leaves, and Stems

  • Cornus mas – Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
  • Cornus – Redtwig Shrub Dogwood
  • Euonymus kiautschovicus ‘Manhattan’
  • Ilex x meservae – Meserve Hybrid Holly
  • Malus – Crabapple
  • Nandina domestica – Heavenly Bamboo

 

Conifers

  • Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ – Blue Atlas Cedar
  • Cryptomeria japonica – Japanese Cedar
  • Taxus – Yew

 

Dongan Place Entrance

 

Blooming between November and March, timing depending on weather

  • Cornus mas – Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
  • Helleborus ‘Brandywine’Lenten Rose
  • Helleborus argustifolia – Corsican Hellebore

 

Interesting Fruits, Leaves, and Stems

  • Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ –Japanese Sedge
  • Chasmanthium latifolium – Northern Sea Oats
  • Cornus mas – Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
  • Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’ – Autumn Fern
  • Hydrangea quercifolia – Oakleaf Hydrangea
  • Ilex aquifolium – American Holly
  • crenata – Japanese Holly
  • Prunus ‘Schipkaensis’ – Skip Cherrylaurel

 

Conifers

  • Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera ‘Gold Mop’ – Gold Mop Falsecypress
  • Ilex aquifolium – American Holly
  • Pinus strobus – Eastern White Pine
  • Taxus – Yew

Bennett Avenue Entrance

 

Blooming between November and March, timing depending on weather

  • Cornus mas – Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
  • Cretaegus ‘Winter King’ – Winter King Hawthorne
  • Crocus tommasinianus ‘Ruby Giant’ – Snow Crocus
  • Helleborus argustifolius, H. ‘Brandywine’, x hybridus ‘Anna’s Red’Lenten Rose

 

Interesting Fruits, Leaves, and Stems

  • Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ –Japanese Sedge
  • Cercis canadensis ‘Whitewater’ – Weeping Variegated Eastern Redbud
  • Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ –Japanese Sedge
  • Chasmanthium latifolium – Northern Sea Oats
  • Corylopsis paucifolia – Buttercup Winterhazel
  • Cretaegus phaenopyrum – Washington Hawthorne
  • Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’ – Autumn Fern
  • Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’ – Gold Japanese Forest Grass
  • Lamium maculatum ‘Purple Dragon’ – Purple Dragon Deadnettle
  • Mahonia bealei – Leatherleaf Grapeholly
  • Microbiota decussatta – Russian Arborvitae
  • Prunus ‘Otto Luykens’ –Cherrylaurel

 

Conifers

  • Cryptomeria japonica – Japanese Cedar
  • Pinus strobus – Eastern White Pine
  • Taxus – Yew

 

 

Alpine Garden, Grotto Area

 

Blooming between November and March, timing depending on weather

  • Erica carnea ‘Winter Beauty’ – Heath
  • Jasminum nudum – Winter Jasmine
  • Lonicera frangrantissima – Winter Honeysuckle

 

Interesting Fruits, Leaves, and Stems

  • Calluna vulgaris ‘Kerstin’, ‘Tib’ –Heathers
  • Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ –Japanese Sedge
  • Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Ffilifera Aurea’ – Gold Mop Sawara Falsecypress
  • Cotoneaster dammeri ‘Coral Beauty’, ‘Streib’s Findling’ – Cotoneaster
  • Cytisus scoparius ‘Lena’ – Lena Scotch Broom
  • Daphne x burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’ – Carol Mackie Daphne
  • Festuca ‘Boulder Blue’ – Blue Fescue
  • Hakenochloa macra ‘All Gold’ – All Gold Japanese Japanese Forest Grass
  • Hypericum x ‘Albury Purple’ – St. John’s Wort
  • Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’Helleri Japanese Holly
  • Pieris japonica ‘Cavantine’– Japanese Adromeda
  • Santolinachamaecyparissus – Lavender Cotton
  • Sarcococca hookeriana humilis – Sweetbox
  • Thymus –Thyme
  • Yucca filamentosa ‘Golden Sword’ – Adam’s Needle

 

Conifers

  • Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Ffilifera Aurea’ – Gold Mop Sawara Falsecypress
  • Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana’ –Hinoki Falsecypress
  • Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’ – Japanese Garden Juniper
  • Picea pungens ‘Montgomery’ – Montgomery Blue Spruce
  • Tsuga canadensis ‘Pendula’ – Weeping Hemlock

Alpine Staircase

slope behind Dongan Place to below the Grotto

 

Blooming between November and March, timing depending on weather

  • Hamamellis ‘Arnold’s Promise’, ‘Jelena’ – Witch-Hazel

 

Interesting Fruits, Leaves, and Stems

  • Chasmanthium latifolium – Northern Sea Oats
  • Hakenochloa macra ‘Aureola’ – Golden Japanese Forest Grass
  • Ilex glabra ‘Shamrock’ – Shamrock Inkberry
  • Kalmia latifolia ‘Pink Charm’ – Mountain Laurel
  • Matteucia struthiopteris – Ostrich Fern
  • Polystichum acrosthichoides – Christmas Fern
  • polyblepharum – Tassel Fern
  • Prunus ‘Schipkaensis’ – Skip Cherrylaurel
  • Yucca filamentosa ‘Golden Sword’ – Adam’s Needle

 

Conifers

  • Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Prostrata’ – Japanese Plumyew
  • Tsuga canadensis ‘Pendula’ – Weeping Hemlock


Alpine Garden Upper Area

from above the Grotto to The Cloisters

 

Blooming between November and March, timing depending on weather

  • Erica carnea ‘Winter Beauty’ – Heath
  • Jasminum nudum – Winter Jasmine
  • Lonicera frangrantissima – Winter Honeysuckle

 

Interesting Fruits, Leaves, and Stems

  • Acer griseum – Paperbark Maple
  • Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Repens’ – creeping Willowleaf Cotoneaster
  • Cytisus scoparius ‘Lena’ – Lena Scotch Broom
  • Euphorbia amygdaloides robbiae – Wood Spurge
  • Hypericum x ‘Albury Purple’ – St. John’s Wort
  • Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’Helleri Japanese Holly
  • Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Whitewater’ – variegated Doghobble
  • Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ – Japanese Andromeda
  • Yucca filamentosa ‘Golden Sword’ – Adam’s Needle

 

Conifers

  • Pinus thunbergii ‘Thunderhead’ – Japanese Black Pine
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