Winterthur is the legacy of Henry Francis du Pont, 1881-1960, American. With thanks in the 30th year of the sanctuary the park, gardens and museum have provided me.

Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin, Delaware is a native reserve, legacy of the Lammot du Pont Copelands.

 

 

 

Kurume hardy azaleas and broadleaf non-native rhododendrons

 

 

Immature cones of an oriental spruce on the edge of Winterthur’s pinetum

 

 

Native, deciduous azalea under a blue cedar tree

 

 

Chinese ball viburnum.  This variety is infertile and produces no scent.

 

 

Hupeh cotoneaster (native to Hupeh and Szechwan, China)

 

 

Fothergilla (Fothergilla Gardenii), native, fragrant and without petals

 

 

 

Native wisteria developed by Longwood Gardens from a specimen sent in from the south of the US by an anonymous person

 

 

Silverleaf hydrangea

 

 

Native azelea below an American Fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus)

 

 

 

Verdant leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata)