Our Plants

Cornus kousa, commonly known as Japanese flowering dogwood, is native to eastern Asia. This tree delights in all four seasons. In late spring, after the foliage has emerged, it has an abundance of creamy white bracts which are long lasting.  Flowers are followed by bright, red fruit that is a compound berry about one inch in diameter and resembles a raspberry.  These fruits are edible and a sweet and delicious addition to the tree's ornamental value.  The deep red fall foliage and the stunning exfoliated bark give fall and winter interest.  Cornus kousa is slower growing and later blooming than other dogwood trees. With age it reaches 30 feet high and can look quite stately.

'Garden Treasure' is one of the hybrid peony varieties that can be seen in bloom now in the Peony Garden.  Sometimes called intersectional or Itoh peonies, these beautiful plants are hybrid crosses between herbaceous and tree peonies. They have the leaf shape of tree peonies, but die back to the ground each winter like a herbaceous peony.  The long lasting blossoms are lightly fragrant and come in some unique colors, like yellow, not seen in typical herbaceous peonies.