We end the series of images from J C Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh, North Carolina with a photo of Pink Crinum Lily. This vigorous hybrid Crinum lily is perennial, blooming in summer with large, fragrant lily shaped flowers.
Pink Crinum Lily
Disanthus cercidifolius is a medium-sized deciduous shrub growing to 3 m (10 ft) tall and wide. It is noted for its heart-shaped leaves which turn to shades of red, purple and yellow in autumn, but saw them in April at J C Raulston Arboretum.
Leaf Colors Variety
Captured a rose plant against clouds in the blue sky at J C Raulston Arboretum
Rose Plant Against the Sky Clouds
The Japanese garden at the JC Raulston Arboretum is a a cozy little corner of the garden tucked between the Lath House and Asian Valley that is always a favorite among visitors. The feeling of peace and serenity that pervades this garden is immediately recognizable as soon as one enters.
Japanese Garden Entrance
Known as the “Air Bee & Bee,” this bee hotel provides a safe spot for a variety of bees. This piece was designed and built by volunteers of the J C Raulston Arboretum and creates a conversation of the importance of bees and their pollination.
Bee Hotel
The J C Raulston Arboretum has dazzling flowers that cover over 100 roses of both old and new cultivars in the Finley-Nottingham Rose Garden. There are hybrid teas, floribundas, and shrub roses of all colors.
Red Roses
Contrasting Flower Colors
The blend of flowering plants and grass type elements add to the variety of landscape at J C Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, North Carolina
Flowers and Grass
Water features like this one add serenity to the gardens at J C Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Flowing Water
The J C Raulston Arboretum gardens include several water features such as a large wall fountain outside the Ruby C. McSwain Education Center to greet visitors.
Water Feature Display
Water Feature between Rock and Greenery
Water Feature
The JC Raulston Arboretum is a 10-acre arboretum and botanical garden administered by North Carolina State University, and located in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Will be posting images from a visit to the arboretum in April after participating in the Angels Among Us Walk in Durham.
Arboretum Entrance
Arboretum Sign
Arboretum Layout