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View fullsize The Canadian Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) is a perennial species that thrives in dense colonies in the understory of deciduous forests. Its single flower grows near the ground. Fun Fact: Although ginger can be used for human consumption, wild gin
View fullsize Here at Hayes Arboretum, we have an area on the Yellow Trail named Trillium Hill. It is called that because starting in April, it is covered in hundreds of the Great White Trillium or "Trillium grandiflorum." They have a single flower with
View fullsize The new hayesarb.org is live! We are excited to announce that the new website is functioning at this time. It may take a few days for the last items to sync. Thank you for you patience during this project.
View fullsize The Dutchman’s Breeches ("Dicentra cucullaria") is an unusual spring herbaceous perennial plant native to North American forests. They have white flowers which look like pantaloons hung upside down, giving them this entertaining name.
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