Loading

November Blooms at Tryon Palace

Happy November! The gardens are all changing rapidly- in part due to our much cooler weather but mostly due to the intrepid work of our four garden staff and multiple dedicated volunteers on site! They've been working hard over the last two weeks to change the Carraway, Latham, Kellenberger, Stanly and Dixon gardens over to spring bulbs planted beneath winter annuals! This year expect colorful Sweet William (Dianthus interspecific), Violas (Violas) and Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus)! These beauties will also last the whole fall/ winter/ spring duration but also provide some new height and color to many of our gardens.

Dianthus going into the Kelleberger Garden

On the note of new things, we're getting ready to switch gears and head massively into all things decor and Candlelight starting the first full week of November! We'll be creating beautiful decorations for all of our buildings and exteriors with the help of a talented volunteer crew and preparing to host Candlelight in December! For more details on all the amazing tours and events happening this holiday season, check out the Holidays Happenings section and our calendar!

Join us for our Nov 11 lecture

Before you too get deeply into the holiday festivities, don't forget to join us November 11th for our final 2023 Garden Lecture featuring our Research Historian, Lindy Cummings exploring the history of Tryon Palace’s modern landscape. From the vision of the 1950s reconstruction to the major discovery in the 1990s that prompted new archaeological exploration, this lecture will touch on the major high points of the gardens’ 60- year history.

If you’re looking for an outside hobby and way to give back to your community, consider joining us as a garden volunteer! We are looking for volunteers for pruning, planting, raking, mulching, watering, weeding. It’s a great way to learn some gardening tips and tricks, especially for our area! If that sounds like your cup of tea, please contact me at hadley.cheris@dncr.nc.gov.

We hope to see you soon! Happy Gardening,

Hadley Merizalde Cheris, Tryon Palace Director of Facilities and Gardens

Annuals

Dianthus 'Venti Parfait Blueberry Eye' is part of the interspecific series that does very well as both an annual and perennial in our Zone 8 climate!
  • Artemisia Sea Salt, SunFern Olympia
  • Banana ‘Musa’
  • Cardinal Basil- massive purple flower heads
  • Batchelor’s Buttons (Centaurea cyanus) blue, black, purple
  • Dianthus- Super Parfait Raspberry, Zing Rose; Jolt Pink Magic; Jolt Cherry; Jolt Purple; Venti Parfait Blueberry Eye
  • Dusty Miller ‘Silver Dust’
  • Euphorbia “Starblast”, “Starblast Pink”
  • Flowering Kale “Redbor”, “Crane Red”, “Black Magic”
  • Gazania ‘Pink Shades’, ‘Colorado’, ‘Sunny Side Up’, ‘New Magic’, ‘New Day Mix Tiger’, ‘New Day Yellow’, ‘Enorma Mix’
  • Johnny-jump-up (Viola tricolor) purple and yellow
  • Lantana Heartland Neon
  • Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia)- Orange
  • Mustard “Japanese Giant Red” (Brassica juncea)
  • Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) Snaptastic Mix- various; Snapshot White; Sonnet White
  • Stipa ‘Pony Tails’
  • Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) Telstar Mix; red, white, pink
  • Violas: Color Max Mix Lemonberry; Sorbet XP Spring Select

Perennials

Perennial False Sunflowers are a glorious burst of smaller yellow blooms in the fall
  • Ageratum/Mistflower (Conoclimium coelestinum) blue
  • Asters (Aster frickarti & Symphyotrichum sp ) blue, pink
  • Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) blue, pink, white
  • Balloon Milkweed (Asclepias physocarpus) large round prickly balloon fruits
  • Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea montana) blue
  • Bath’s Pink (Dianthus gratianopolitanus) pink
  • Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) red, pink, fuchsia
  • Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata) yellowish, purple-spotted
  • Betony “Hummelo” purple
  • Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta) yellow, black seed heads
  • Blanket Flower (Gaillardia puchella) red + yellow
  • Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia) pink/white
  • Bluebeard (Caryopteris x clandonensis Gold Crest) Gold foliage, blue blooms
  • Bog Sage (Salvia uliginosa) light blue
  • Bronze Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) yellow
  • Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans) blue
  • Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) yellow,orange ***May have Monarch Caterpillars***
  • Callirhoe/ Purple Poppy Mallow pink
  • Cape Leadwort (Plumbago capensis) blue
  • Carnation (Dianthus sp.) various
  • Catmint (Nepeta faassenii) blue, pink
  • Cigar or cigarette flower (Cuphea ignea) red, purple, white. Bees love it!
  • Clara Curtis Mum (Chrysanthemum rubellum) pink
  • Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) white, pink, blue
  • Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) various
  • Copper Canyon Daisy (Tagetes lemmonii) yellow, scented
  • Coral Bells (Heuchera sp.) variety of leaf colors, blooms white or pink
  • Cotton or Confederate Rose (Hibiscus mutabilis) white to pink; light pink to dark pink
  • Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia numularia) yellow foliage
  • Cup Plant (Silphium) yellow
  • Dusty Miller- gray foliage, yellow flowers
  • English Daisy (Bellis perennis) white, pink
  • False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) yellow
  • Fleabane (Erigeron sp) white
  • Four o’clocks (Mirabilis jalapa) fuschia, yellow, pinks
  • Forsythia Sage (Salvia madrensis)
  • Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum) white
  • Gaura (Gaura lindheimeri ‘Whirling Butterflies’ & ‘Sparkle White’) pink, white
  • Giant Coneflower (Rudbeckia maxima) yellow
  • Golden rod (Solidago sp.) yellow
  • Green-headed Coneflower (Rudbeckia lacinata) yellow
  • Hosta sp. White, lavendar bloom spikes
  • Hyssop (Agastache sp.) blue, warm colors
  • Indigofera kirilowii purple
  • Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracenis) purple, white
  • Japanese Anemone (Anemone x hybrida) pink
  • Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum) purple, white seed heads
  • Lantana sp. – yellow, orange, red, pink
  • Lenten Rose (Helleborus X orientalis) pink, white, purple
  • Moondance Hybrid Lenten Rose (Helleborus x iburgensis ‘Moondance’) white
  • Liriope sp. blue
  • Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum) 'Voyage Pink' pink; 'Voyage Champagne' pale yellow
  • (Lithodrora diffusa) blue
  • Maltese cross (Lychnis chalcedonica) red
  • Meadow Sage ‘Violet Queen’ (Salvia nemorosa Violettkonigin)
  • Mealycup Sage (Salvia farinacea) blue
  • Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha) fuzzy purple or purple & white
  • Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnifera) yellow/brown
  • Hairy Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum pilosum) Small white flowers
  • Narrow Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) Small white flowers
  • Obedient Plant (Physotegia virginiana) white, purple
  • Okra Hibiscus (Hibiscus esculentus) coral
  • Ornamental Grasses (Various)
  • Pale Sage (Salvia pallida) blue
  • Patrinia (Patrinia scabiosaefolia) yellow
  • Pineapple Sage/ Salvia elegans
  • Pink Mallow (Malva moschata) pink
  • Purple Heart (Setcreasea pallida)
  • Rose Campion (Lychnis coronaria) pink or white
  • Rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) pink
  • Rue (Ruta graveolens) chartreuse
  • Salvia (Salvia greggii) red, pink
  • Salvia (Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’) red & white
  • Salvia pratensis Sky Dance/ Sky Dance Meadow Sage
  • Salvia roemeriana Arriba/ Arriba Cedar Sage red
  • Salvia x jamensis Maraschino/ Maraschino Bush Sage pink-red
  • Scented geraniums-small pink, lavender flowers
  • Shasta daisy (Chrysanthemum X superbum) white
  • Soapwort (Saponaria ocymoides) pink
  • Spotted Dead Nettle (Lanium macultum) variegated foliage
  • Stokes’ Aster (Stokesia laevis) blue, white, yellow, white
  • Sweet Box (Sarcocca confusa) – white fragrant
  • Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) pink, white ** May have monarch caterpillars**
  • Swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) yellow
  • Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) red, white, pink
  • Tatarian Aster (Aster tartaricus) blue
  • Texas Star or Rose Mallow (Hibiscus coccineus) red
  • Tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata) yellow
  • Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) red, yellow, orange
  • Valerian (Centranthus ruber) red
  • Vervain (Verbena bonariensis) purple
  • Vinca (Vinca minor) blue
  • Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) blue, purple, pink, white
  • Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) purple
  • Wild Geranium (Geranium pratense) magenta
  • Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) white, pastels

Bulbs, Corms and Rhizomes

Bearded Iris 'Immortality' lives up to its name blooming almost year round!
  • Bearded Iris "Immortality" white
  • Blackberry Lily (Iris domestica) orange speckled, with blackberry like seed pods
  • Elephant Ear (Colocasia) ‘Black Coral’, ‘Hawaiian Punch’, “Maui Sunrise”, “Maui Gold”
  • Fall Crocus (Colchicum sp.) Pink
  • Ginger Lily (Hedychium coronarium) white, yellow, orange
  • Pineapple Lily (Eucomis comosa ‘Sparkling Burgundy’) - burgundy
  • Pink Rain Lily (Habranthus robustus) pink
  • Rain Lily (Zephyranthes sp.) pink, white
  • Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum biflorum or P. multiflorum) variegated foliage, white blooms
  • Toad Lily (Tricyrtis hirta, Tricyrtis sp. ) pink, purple, blue
  • Variegated Shell Ginger (Alpinia zerumbet)

Vines

  • Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) red and yellow, NATIVE attractant for hummingbirds
  • Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata) orange
  • Trumpet Vine (Campsis grandiflora) orange
  • Vinca (Vinca minor) blue

Roses

  • Drift Roses (Rosa 'Meigalpio')
  • Knock out Roses (Rosa ‘RADrazz’)
  • Old Blush Rose (Rosa chinensis) pink

Trees and Shrubs

Fragrant Tea Olives are a glorious fragrance and a great evergreen screen
  • Glossy Abelia (Abelia grandiflora) pink, white
  • Anise Tree (Illicium floridanum) reddish
  • Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) purple berries
  • Camellia (Camellia sasanqua sp.) white & pink
  • Camellia (Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’) white
  • Camellia (Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’) red
  • Chinese Mahonia (Mahonia fortunei) yellow
  • Encore Azaleas (Rhodendron Hybrid) red, fuchsia, white
  • Japanese Fatsia (Fatsia japonica) white
  • Fringetree (Chinonanthus sp) blue drupes
  • Fragrant Osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans) yellow **Smells AMAZING**
  • Leatherleaf Viburnum (Viburnum rhytidophyllum) white
  • Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) cream
  • Oak-leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) white, dried blooms**Brilliant foliage**
  • Pomegranate (Punica granata) coral blooms, reddish fruit
  • Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) leaves and nuts falling
  • Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) small white
  • Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) white with red, pink, purple
  • Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) white, fragrant
  • Tea plant (Camellia sinenses) white
  • Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummuondii) red
  • Winterberry (Ilex verticilliata) red berries

Kitchen Garden:

The kitchen garden is chock full of fascinating heirloom fruits and vegetables.
  • Carrots, parsley, Swiss chard, artichoke, cardoon, potatoes, strawberries, leeks, onions, mints, oregano, thyme, salad burnet, yarrow, chamomile, basil, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, okra, peas, heliotrope, beans, garlic, squash, muskmelons, watermelons, roselle, cotton, popcorn, sweet potatoes, winter squash, patty pan, pomegranates, apples
  • Cover crops are being planted for overwintering. Fall vegetables are going in.