Spring in Norfolk

Early bloom at a botanical garden

Hi all , this is Joseph , your GPOD editor program , and today I ’m sharing some photos from a trip I pack at the end of March toNorfolk Botanical Gardensin Norfolk , Virginia .

The gardens have one of the largest compendium of camellias ( Camelliaspecies and hybrid , by and large Zones 7–10 ) in the Eastern United States . This is the sight as you drive in — a long hedging of camellias in stunning full bloom .

A bigrosemary(Salviarosmarinus , Zone 7 or 8–10 ) . When I go in Michigan , I never picture rosemary bloom , but in warm climates it cover itself with purple flowers in late winter or early spring .

The gardens are quite prominent and sport some beautiful views , like this pond and jet back by improbable true pine and a immense ingathering of camellia beyond .

Helleboresare always popular for their winter blooms and pest resistance . This is the speciesHelleborusfoetidus(Zones 5–9 ) , which produce big masses of pale green flowers .

Stachyurus is a large bush that bring out these distinctive tassel of drop heyday . I opine this isStachyuruspraecox(Zones 6–8 ) , but I ’m not sure because I could n’t find a tag .

A odorous little daffodil ( Narcissus‘White Petticoat ’ , Zones 5–9 )

Visitors can sit down and enjoy the early spring blooms in this nice slight nook .

Nipponese pieris ( Pierisjaponica , Zones 5–9 ) draping itself with clump of pinkish flowers .

Close - up of the flower of Nipponese pieris

There is a minuscule greenhouse full oftropical flora , like this little moth orchidaceous plant ( Phalaenopsishybrid , tropical ) growing on the trunk of another tree , like it would in the wild .

They even had one of the trendy tropic plants in the world right now : a variegated ceriman ( Monsteradeliciosa ) . I ’ve got to squeal — I do n’t see what all the fuss is about ! But it was fun to see one anyway .

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