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Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough [caption id="attachment_3559" align="alignright" width="285"] Passiflora incarnata and bumble bee[/caption] The passionflower is a fascinating genus containing a number of vining species, each displaying a spectacular flower with an interesting history.  In the 15th century, Spanish missionaries traveling to the Americas encountered different species of Passiflora, and…...

Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough [caption id="attachment_3532" align="alignright" width="300"] Franklinia alatamaha[/caption] One of the more curious plants at Bellefontaine is the Franklin tree (Franklinia alatamaha).  With a storied history, the Franklin tree has confounded the botanical world since its discovery in the late 18th century.  John and William Bartram, father-and-son botanists,…...

Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough The recently established meadow in Bellefontaine Cemetery’s Evergreen Meadow was seeded this past February with a mixture of native grasses and perennials.  Also included are a few annual and biennial species, such as the black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). [caption id="attachment_3498" align="alignleft" width="230"] Rudbeckia hirta[/caption] These short-lived…...

Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough [caption id="attachment_3446" align="alignright" width="225"] Allium 'Summer Beauty'[/caption] For the cutting garden in Bellefontaine Cemetery’s Garden of Angels, a consistent supply of blooming plants is necessary.  The summer beauty onion, Allium ‘Summer Beauty’, is a reliable summer blooming bulb, producing numerous globe-shaped flower clusters sitting about eight…...