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title: Fall's Fabulous Floral, Fruit, and Foliage Finery
date: 2014-10-13 00:00:00 -06:00
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post-date: October 13, 2014
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<div class="text-center">Fall weather brings about a fabulous display throughout the Garden. Many of our plants are creating a show not only with their flowers, but with their fruits and leaves as well. Be sure to take heed of the cool autumn air as it beckons you to the Garden!</div>
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  <p>Black-Eyed Susan &nbsp;&nbsp;<i> Rudbeckia fulgida</i>&nbsp;var.&nbsp;<i>sullivantii &nbsp;</i> 'Goldstrum'</p>
  <p>Bright yellow petals adorn this perennial in the summer, but fall has given this sturdy flower a more manila appearance.</p>
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  <p>Baby Doll Dianthus&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Dianthus chinensis</i>&nbsp;'Baby Doll'</p>
  <p>This diminutive Dianthus displays blooms that range from a deep rose pink to a bright white and about every shade in between.</p>

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  <p>Candle Larkspur&nbsp;&nbsp;<i> Delphinium elatum</i>&nbsp;'Royal Aspirations'</p>
  <p>Bold spikes of purple-blue are complemented with white centers on this dense-flowering larkspur.</p>
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  <p>Sacred Datura&nbsp;&nbsp;<i> Datura wrightii</i>&nbsp;</p>
  <p>Large, fragrant white flowers develop into decorative, but poisonous, spiky fruits on this Utah native.</p>

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    <img src="/images/blogs/old-posts/550x383xScabiosa,P20ochroleuca,P20Fruit,P20SQS12.jpg.pagespeed.ic.2fjs1lx_k0.jpg" width="560" height="383" alt="" title="" />
    <p>Yellow Scabiosa &nbsp;&nbsp;<i>  Scabiosa ochroleuca</i>&nbsp;</p>
    <p>The multitude of spikes adorning this fun, decorative seed head give this plant it's other common name of pincushion flower.</p>
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      <img src="/images/blogs/old-posts/550x395xTaxus,P20x,P20media,P20,P27Hicksii,P27,P20Fruit,P20SQS14.jpg.pagespeed.ic.qczwZHOutw.jpg" width="560" height="395" alt="" title="" />
      <p>Hick's Yew &nbsp;&nbsp;<i> Taxus x media</i>&nbsp; 'Hicksii'</p>
      <p>The almost alien looking fruits of this evergreen range from bright red to opaque pink.</p>

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    <img src="/images/blogs/old-posts/550x383xScabiosa,P20ochroleuca,P20Fruit,P20SQS12.jpg.pagespeed.ic.2fjs1lx_k0.jpg" width="560" height="383" alt="" title="" />
    <p>Yellow Scabiosa &nbsp;&nbsp;<i>  Scabiosa ochroleuca</i>&nbsp;</p>
    <p>The multitude of spikes adorning this fun, decorative seed head give this plant it's other common name of pincushion flower.</p>
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    <img src="/images/blogs/old-posts/550x383xScabiosa,P20ochroleuca,P20Fruit,P20SQS12.jpg.pagespeed.ic.2fjs1lx_k0.jpg" width="560" height="383" alt="" title="" />
    <p>Yellow Scabiosa &nbsp;&nbsp;<i>  Scabiosa ochroleuca</i>&nbsp;</p>
    <p>The multitude of spikes adorning this fun, decorative seed head give this plant it's other common name of pincushion flower.</p>
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      <img src="/images/blogs/old-posts/550x395xTaxus,P20x,P20media,P20,P27Hicksii,P27,P20Fruit,P20SQS14.jpg.pagespeed.ic.qczwZHOutw.jpg" width="560" height="395" alt="" title="" />
      <p>Hick's Yew &nbsp;&nbsp;<i> Taxus x media</i>&nbsp; 'Hicksii'</p>
      <p>The almost alien looking fruits of this evergreen range from bright red to opaque pink.</p>

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      <p>Common Spindle Tree   &nbsp;&nbsp;<i> Euonymus europaeus</i>&nbsp; 'Red Cascade'</p>
      <p>The leaves of this tree become decorated with a spectacular array and design of colors in the fall.</p>

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      <p>Burkwood Viburnum  &nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Viburnum x burkwoodii</i>&nbsp; </p>
      <p>The leaves of this Viburnum make a lovely show of their transition from green to a deep wine-red hue.</p>

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  <p>This is a spectacular time of year to visit the Garden and bask in the warmth of the sun. Don't take these autumnal opportunities for granted, winter will be here soon!</p>
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<h5 class="text-center green">Photos by Sarah Sandoval</h5>
