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October Blooms at Tryon Palace

Happy October! It’s FALL- the most glorious season of all (at least in my opinion)! We’ve got mums in the main Allee and the Latham Garden, there are perennials and pollinators galore AND most importantly- it’s almost PLANT SALE!!

We’ve done our best to grow a HUGE variety of perennials and we’ve got some great trees and shrubs from some of our favorite Eastern NC nurseries! The gardens will be open all weekend and the plants are flourishing with this break in the hot miserable from summer! Fall is a perfect time to plant- especially those big things that are water hogs all summer. For a more detailed look at what we’ll have at plant sale- check out our sneak peek list here!

DONT FORGET- FALL PLANT SALE IS OCTOBER 13 &14, 2023 FROM 9AM-5PM EACH DAY! THE GARDENS WILL ALSO BE OPEN FREE ALL WEEKEND.

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@ncdcr.gov.

We hope to see you soon! Happy Gardening,

Hadley Merizalde Cheris, Tryon Palace Director of Facilities and Gardens

Annuals

Mexican Sunflowers hit their prime (and height) as summer turns to fall!
  • Angelonia ‘Serena White’
  • Anigozanthos ‘Bush Ranger’
  • Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii) mix
  • Artemisia Sea Salt, SunFern Olympia
  • Banana ‘Musa’
  • Basil, multiple varieties- lavender, white, dark purple
  • Cardinal Basil- massive purple flower heads
  • Batchelor’s Buttons (Centaurea cyanus) blue, black, purple
  • Begonias ‘Tophat White with Green Leaf’, ‘Whopper White with Green Leaf’, ‘Big Deep Rose with Bronze Leaf’, ‘Cocktail Mix’
  • California Poppy (Escholzia californica) yellow, white, orange
  • Coleus Main Street series: Alligator Alley , Beale Street, Wall Street
  • Dianthus- Super Parfait Raspberry, Zing Rose; Jolt Pink Magic; Jolt Cherry
  • Dusty Miller ‘Silver Dust’
  • Euphorbia “Starblast”, “Starblast Pink”
  • Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana sp) various
  • Gazania ‘Pink Shades’, ‘Colorado’, ‘Sunny Side Up’, ‘New Magic’, ‘New Day Mix Tiger’, ‘New Day Yellow’, ‘Enorma Mix’
  • Gerbera ‘Revolution Mix Select’, ‘Floriline Maxi Mix’
  • Gomphrena Buddy
  • Hibiscus ‘Mahogany Splendor’
  • Lantana Heartland Neon
  • Marigolds- Vanilla; assorted yellows, reds, oranges
  • Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia)- Orange
  • Pennisetum Sky Rocket
  • Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes) Splash Select Rose, White
  • Rhoeo Tricolor
  • Salvia farinacea ‘Evolution Violet Blue’
  • Torenia “Summer Wave Trailing Large Blue”
  • Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) various
  • Stipa ‘Pony Tails’
  • Sunflowers (Helianthus sp.) various colors of yellow and red
  • Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomea) ‘Flora Mia Cameo’
  • Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) Telstar Mix; red, white, pink
  • Zinnias- multiple varieties

Perennials

Japanese Anemones are a clumping pink fall blooming perennial with flower stalks high above the foliage- perfect for blowing in the fall breeze.
  • Ageratum/Mistflower (Conoclimium coelestinum) blue
  • Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) blue, pink, white
  • Balloon Milkweed (Asclepias physocarpus)
  • Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea montana)
  • Barrenwort (Epimedium grandiflorum) yellow
  • Bath’s Pink (Dianthus gratianopolitanus) pink
  • Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) red
  • Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata)
  • Betony “Hummelo” purple
  • Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta) yellow
  • Blanket Flower (Gaillardia puchella) red + yellow
  • Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia) pink/white
  • Bluebeard (Caryopteris x clandonensis Gold Crest) Gold foliage, blue blooms
  • Bronze Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) yellow
  • Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans) blue
  • Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) yellow,orange ***May have Monarch Caterpillars***
  • Callirhoe/ Purple Poppy Mallow
  • Cape Leadwort (Plumbago capensis) blue
  • Carnation (Dianthus sp.) various
  • Carolina Phlox (Phlox Carolina ‘Miss Lingard’) white
  • Catmint (Nepeta faassenii) blue, pink
  • Cigar or cigarette flower (Cuphea ignea) red, purple, white. Bees love it!
  • Clara Curtis Mum (Chrysanthemum rubellum) pink
  • Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) & (Aquilegia vulgare) white spurs
  • Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) white, pink, blue
  • Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) various
  • Confederate or Cotton Rose (Hibiscus mutabilis) white to pink; light pink to dark pink
  • Copper Canyon Daisy (Tagetes lemmonii) yellow, scented
  • Coral Bells (Heuchera sp.) variety of leaf colors, blooms white or 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)
  • Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata)- ‘David’- white; ‘Eva Cullum’ –pink
  • 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 ‘Dallas Red’, ‘Evita Orange’, ‘Evita Rose’
  • Lenten Rose (Helleborus X orientalis) pink, white, purple
  • Moondance Hybrid Lenten Rose (Helleborus x iburgensis ‘Moondance’) white
  • Lisianthus 'Voyage Pink' pink
  • Lisianthus 'Voyage Champagne' pale yellow
  • (Lithodrora diffusa) blue
  • Lungwort (Pulmonaria saccharata) 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)
  • Narrow Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
  • Obedient Plant (Physotegia virginiana) white, purple
  • Okra Hibiscus (Hibiscus esculentus) coral
  • Ornamental Grasses (Various)
  • Pale Sage (Salvia pallida)
  • 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
  • Salvia x jamensis Maraschino/ Maraschino Bush Sage
  • 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
  • Wallflowers (Cheiranthus allionii) orange
  • Wild Geranium (Geranium pratense) magenta
  • Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) white, pastels

Bulbs, Corms and Rhizomes

Ginger Lilies are a fragrant, beautiful fast growing addition for fall gardens with mostly upright tropical foliage all summer!
  • Blackberry Lily (Iris domestica) orange speckled, with blackberry like seed pods
  • Crinum lily-pink, white
  • Crocosmia- red, orange, yellow
  • Daylilies (Hemerocallis sp:): ‘Happy Returns’ yellow; ‘Stella d’ Oro’ yellow-orange; ‘Pardon Me’ wine w/yellow throat; ‘Prairie Blue Eyes’ lavender; variety of reds, yellows, oranges, pinks
  • Elephant Ear (Colocasia) ‘Black Coral’, ‘Hawaiian Punch’, “Maui Sunrise”, “Maui Gold”
  • Fall Crocus (Colchicum sp.) Pink
  • Ginger Lily (Hedychium coronarium) white, yellow, orange
  • Gloriosa Lily (Gloriosa superba) yellow, red
  • Iris:

• Bearded Iris “Immortality” white, reblooming

  • New Bern Lily or Hurricane Lily (Lycoris radiata) red
  • 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

  • Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis terniflora) white
  • 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
  • Heirloom Roses:‘Safrano’ – yellow; ‘Marie Van Houtte’ – white; ‘Duchess de Brabant’ – pink; ‘Perles des Jardin’ – yellow; ‘Crème la Cerumois Superior’ – red; ‘Souvenir de la Mal Maison’ – light pink; ‘Champney’s Pink Cluster’ – light pink; ‘Dark Lady’ – deep red; David Austin

Trees and Shrubs

Beautyberry or Callicarpa is a LOVELY large shrub that attracts pollinators in the summer and birds in the fall!
  • Glossy Abelia (Abelia grandiflora) pink, white
  • Anise Tree (Illicium floridanum) reddish
  • Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) purple berries
  • Bush Clover (Lespedeza sp.) fuschia pink
  • Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii) purple, pink, white
  • Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) white
  • Camellia (Camellia sasanqua sp.) white & pink
  • Camellia (Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’) white
  • Camellia (Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’) red
  • Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus) blue
  • Chinese Mahonia (Mahonia fortunei) yellow
  • Common Myrtle (Myrtus communis) white
  • Crape Myrtles (Lagerstroemia sp) pink, white, purple, red
  • Elderberry (Sambucus sp.) white
  • Encore Azaleas (Rhodendron Hybrid) red, fuchsia, white
  • False Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa)
  • Japanese Fatsia (Fatsia japonica) white
  • Fringetree (Chinonanthus sp) blue drupes
  • Fragrant Osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans) yellow **Smells AMAZING**
  • Leatherleaf Viburnum (Viburnum rhytidophyllum) white
  • Oak-leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) white, dried blooms**Brilliant foliage**
  • Japanese Snowbell (Styrax japonica) green drupes
  • Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) setting fruit
  • Pomegranate (Punica granata) coral blooms, reddish fruit
  • Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) leaves beginning to fall, look for Buckeyes
  • Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) small white
  • Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) white with red, pink, purple
  • Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) white, fragrant
  • Sweet Bay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) white, fragrant
  • Sweet Betsy or Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus florida) rusty red
  • Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummuondii) red
  • Weiglia (Weiglia florida) pink and white

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.
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