Native Plant Exhibit
This section of the Lower Garden features herbaceous and woody plants, all native species that were listed
in the Bartrams' 1783 catalogue and subsequent editions. Look for such native beauties as Carolina Allspice,
Virginia Sweetspire and Witherod Viburnum amid a carpet of ferns and wildflowers.
Upper Garden
* Upper Kitchen Garden - raised beds of herbs and vegetables grown for culinary,
medicinal and domestic uses.
* Common Flower Garden - herbaceous plants and bulbs that were propagated for
exchange with other collectors.
* New Flower Garden - nursery for seeds, roots and cuttings gathered on collecting
trips and received from correspondents.
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