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Scott Arboretum
August 31, 2006

The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College encompasses 92 acres of the college campus in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. In late summer, two of the container collections were particularly attractive. One is in front of the arboretum offices and the other in the Costy Courtyard of Kohlberg Hall.

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0606706 Canna 'Pretoria' beside flagstone path to Scott Arboretum entrance garden [Canna 'Pretoria']. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606709 Canna 'Pretoria' beside flagstone path to Scott Arboretum entrance garden [Canna 'Pretoria']. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606710 Tropical containers in Scott Arboretum entrance garden [Alocasia portidora; Solenostemon ‘Dragon Tongue’; Tradescantia fluminensis ‘Aurea’; Oxalis triangularis ssp. papilionacea ‘Atropurpurea’; Brugmansia ‘Sun Ray’; Solanum jasminoides; Crinum asiaticum ‘Variegatum’; Ipomoea batatas ‘Black Beauty’; Solenostemon ‘Alabama Sunset’; Canna ‘Australia’; Hamelia patens]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606712 'Yellow Wave' New Zealand Flax in container beside stone steps [Phormium tenax ‘Yellow Wave’]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606714 Tropical containers on round brick patio w/ Blue Atlas Cedar bkgnd [Cedrus atlantica; Alocasia portidora; Solenostemon ‘Dragon Tongue’; Tradescantia fluminensis ‘Aurea’; Phormium tenax Purpureum Group]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606717 Tropical containers on round brick patio [Alocasia portidora; Solenostemon ‘Dragon Tongue’; Tradescantia fluminensis ‘Aurea’; Phormium tenax Purpureum Group; Canna ‘Australia’; Crinum asiaticum ‘Variegatum’; Ipomoea batatas ‘Black Beauty’]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606718 Crinum asiaticum ‘Variegatum’ w/ 'Black Beauty' Sweet Potato Vine & 'Alabama Sunset' Coleus foliage [Crinum asiaticum ‘Variegatum’; Ipomoea batatas ‘Black Beauty’; Solenostemon ‘Alabama Sunset’]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606720 Crinum asiaticum ‘Variegatum’ w/ 'Black Beauty' Sweet Potato Vine & 'Alabama Sunset' Coleus foliage under Alocasia portidora & ‘Sun Ray’ Angels Trumpets [Crinum asiaticum ‘Variegatum’; Ipomoea batatas ‘Black Beauty’; Solenostemon ‘Alabama Sunset’; Alocasia portidora; Brugmansia ‘Sun Ray’]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606722 Fairy Lilies [Zephyranthes candida]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606725 Fairy Lilies in container on stone step [Zephyranthes candida]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606726 Copper Beech [Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea']. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606729 Copper Beech [Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea']. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606731 Blue-painted bare branches of small tree. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606733 Aloe saponaria & Agave americana in containers framed by stone window w/ blue-painted bare branches of small tree bkgnd [Aloe saponaria; Agave americana]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606734 Aloe saponaria & Sedum nussbaumerianum in container [Aloe saponaria; Sedum nussbaumerianum]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606737 Aloe saponaria foliage detail [Aloe saponaria]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606739 Succulent foliage plants in container framed by stone window [Agave salmiana var. ferox ‘Green Goblet’; Aloe ‘Blue Elf’; Fucraea sp.; Gratopetalum paraguayense]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606740 Succulent foliage plants in container on stone wall [Agave salmiana var. ferox ‘Green Goblet’; Aloe ‘Blue Elf’; Fucraea sp.; Gratopetalum paraguayense]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606743 Three-flower Maple behind wooden bench [Acer triflorum]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606744 Three-flower Maple peeling bark [Acer triflorum]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606747 Variegated Japanese Aralia framed by stone & wood structure [Aralia elata 'Aureo-variegata']. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606748 Variegated Japanese Aralia fruit & foliage [Aralia elata 'Aureo-variegata']. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606750 Variegated Japanese Aralia fruit & foliage [Aralia elata 'Aureo-variegata']. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606752 'Morning Calm' Trumpet Vine [Campsis grandiflora 'Morning Calm']. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606755 'Morning Calm' Trumpet Vine blossoms & foliage [Campsis grandiflora 'Morning Calm']. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606757 'Panache' Aquatic Canna in container [Canna glauca 'Panache']. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606758 'Panache' Aquatic Canna blossoms & foliage [Canna glauca 'Panache']. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606761 Obedient Plant in gravel swale [Physostegia virginiana]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606762 Adirondack chairs on stone patio w/ tropical plants in containers [Brugmansia ‘Sun Ray’; Cycas revoluta; Colocasia esculenta ‘Ruffles’]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606764 Adirondack chairs on stone patio w/ tropical plants in containers [Brugmansia ‘Sun Ray’; Cycas revoluta; Colocasia esculenta ‘Ruffles’]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606767 Adirondack chairs on stone patio w/ tropical plants in containers [Brugmansia ‘Sun Ray’; Cycas revoluta; Colocasia esculenta ‘Ruffles’; Hosta cvs.]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner 0606769 Adirondack chairs on stone patio w/ tropical plants in containers [Brugmansia ‘Sun Ray’; Cycas revoluta; Colocasia esculenta ‘Ruffles’; Hosta cvs.]. Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA. © Mark Turner
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