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Cornus florida
Common name: Flowering Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae (Dogwood Family)
Distribution: E North America
Hardiness: -28.9 to -23.3 °C
Life form: Tree
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A flock of sheep has been introduced to Powell Gardens! 🐑
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Made possible by the The Midwest Center for Regenerative Agriculture at Powell Gardens (MCRA) and the care of @goodoakllc, the hair sheep (type of sheep that shed wool and don’t need to be sheared) are thriving. The flock is hard at work, munching weeds and grass. 🌾
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When they arrived, seventy-three of the ewes were pregnant! We’re happy to announce the arrival of several lambs to the flock since then. 🐑🎉💚
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@americanpublicgardens is celebrating Go Public Garden Days May 10-19, 2024! This week encourages individuals to visit, value, and volunteer at gardens across the country. 💜
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We welcome you to Kansas City’s botanical garden! Learn more about Powell Gardens at the link in bio.
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Elevate your company gatherings with a touch of nature! 🌿
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Powell Gardens offers the perfect private event space for your next corporate party, awards ceremony, training day, retirement celebration, or staff retreat. Immerse your team in lush surroundings and create unforgettable memories.
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Book your date now for a unique experience! Click the Private Events link in bio to learn more and submit an online inquiry. 🥂👔
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You heard Zoe— a dwarf conifer comes from a witches broom. Gardening magic! ✨🧹🧙♀️
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Kind of! 😂 A witches broom is a plant mutation, often presenting as a different looking clump of needles on conifers. The witches broom can be grafted, making new dwarf conifers. These dwarf plants grow slowly and more compactly compared to traditional conifer plants.
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All conifers produce cones, though they can vary greatly in appearance – many are woody and with rings of fish-like scales while some, like the little red ‘berries’ of Yews, don’t seem like cones at all.
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Many conifers, especially spruce and firs, also produce ‘tips’ which are their yearly new growth which often appear as small bunches of lighter, smaller, and more flexible needles. These tips arrive in the late spring and fill Powell Gardens’ Conifer Garden with color and new life; it’s a beautiful time to spend a moment exploring the garden!
Do you know how Powell Gardens’ Conifer Garden got its start?🌲
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Almost all hardy genera of conifers from around the world are represented in this garden, including firs, plum-yews, false cypress, gingko, junipers, spruce, pines, arborvitae, Doug-firs, bald cypress, yews, and hemlocks.
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Marvin Snyder, past president of the @americanconifersociety, donated a unique assortment of specialty and dwarf conifers to establish the collection.
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