October 11, 2011: At the regular October meeting of the Capitol Hill Garden Club, Kevin Conrad, curator of the Woody Plants Germplasm Repository at the USDA, led us through a list of interesting woody plants appropriate for our local environment. He started with Buddleia 'Purple Haze" and ended with Yucca filamentosa.
Camellia 'Winter's Charm'
Cercis 'Don Egolf'
Chimonanthus preacox
Chionanthus retusus
Clethra fargesii
Cornus mas 'Variegata'
Corylopsis spicata
Daphne genkwa and Daphne odora
Daphniphyllum macropodum (varigated)
Rhaphiolepsis Gulf Green
Deutzia crenata 'Nikkoi'
Fothergilla gardenii
Gelsmium sempervirens 'Margarita'
Hamamelis 'Arnold Promise'
Hepticodium miconioides
Hybiscus 'Diana' or 'Minerva'
Hydrangea petiolaris
Hydrangea 'Blue Bird'
Ilex 'Red Sprite'
Ilex 'Sparkleberry'
Lagerstroemia 'Seminole', 'Zuni', and 'Chickasaw'
Loropetalum 'Burgundy'
Mahonia beali
Magnolia 'Wada's Memory'
Malus 'Red Jewel'
Nandina domestica and var. alba
Pieris japonica
Rhododendron fortunei
Rhododendron prunifolium
Salix caprea
Stewartia pseudocamellia
Styrax japonica
Syringa
Viburnum 'Eskomo' or 'Cree'
Yucca Recurvifolia
Vice President Carol Edwards welcomed members to the October meeting (l); Treasurer Lorraine Fishback (r) walked us through the budget proposed by the executive board. The proposed budget was adopted.
Bulb sale scheduler Joyce Jones reported on member participation in the bulb sale fundraiser (r); member Charles McMillion (r) introduced the speaker.
