A Living Museum: Plant Collections at Powell Gardens
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A Living Museum: Plant Collections at Powell Gardens
- 1. A Living Museum Powell Gardens’ Plant Collections By Alan Branhagen, Director of Horticulture at Powell Gardens, Kansas City’s botanical gardenT M
- 3. 20 acres native prairie
- 7. a growing collection The plant records used to curate our collections are called accessions and in 2014 numbered 20,000. These records are an important long-term planning and reference tool, and because we follow the curation standards set by the American Public Gardens Association, our work becomes part of a larger effort to protect plants around the world. For each type we record where the plants came from, how many we received, how they arrived (seeds, plugs, bulbs, etc.), and where they were planted. And if they don’t survive, we record that, too.
- 8. Working behind the scenes Powell Gardens is a living museum with curated collections. Staff and volunteers painstakingly record all of the relevant data. Herbarium Dr. Paul Redfern Marie Frye Plant Records
- 9. into the wild In 2014 we began documenting all of the wild plant species growing at Powell Gardens as well. Having these plants on record builds the credentials we need to join Botanical Garden Conservation International, which focuses on protecting endangered plants.
- 10. We even track plants that defy captivity!
- 11. A look at some of our major collections
- 12. NAPCC Magnolia Collection Maxine Merrill Ashe Black Beauty Leonard Messel
- 13. ‘Frank’s Masterpiece’ ‘Lilliputian’ ‘DD Blanchard’ Elmwood Cemetery Historic saucer Magnolias to plant:
- 14. Northern Sweetbay if you can have only one!
- 15. American Conifer Society Reference Garden
- 16. Marvin Snyder
- 17. Tall Bearded Iris Collection 20 Years of American Iris Society Merit Winners
- 19. ‘Unforgetable Fire’ ‘Coral Sunset’ ‘Pretty Is’ ‘Secret Service’ ‘Change Of Pace’‘Pacific Destiny’
- 20. Iris
- 24. Plant collections to enjoy during a visit
- 25. Redbuds at entrance to the Visitor Center
- 26. Perennial Garden: 1,400 varieties
- 27. Jennifer Barnes’s picks: Seven Sons Heptacodium Japanese Anemones Crape Myrtles Toad Lilies Tricyrtis
- 28. Rock & Waterfall Garden: A collection of shade-loving plants
- 29. Janet Heter’s picks: Hellebores, Astilbes Jack-in-the-pulpit Uvularia grandiflora “Merrybells”
- 32. Queen Anne’s lace late Mary Kay Powell’s favorite wildflower We’re selecting a pink version to name after her.
- 33. Chapel: A showcase for native plants
- 34. Redbuds
- 35. Visitor Center
- 36. Terrace Gardens, paint with plants spring through fall
- 37. Brent Tucker’s picks: Lantana, Begonias Bromeliads, Passion vines
- 38. Conservatory
- 40. Island Garden: Rock garden and water plants
- 41. Living Wall
- 43. Rain Gardens
- 44. Fountain and Insectaries Garden
- 45. Heartland Harvest Garden: Nation’s largest edible landscape with 2,000 food plants!
- 48. Tomato mania! ‘Martha Washington’ is Mark’s pick
- 51. Herbs Galore
- 52. Fruit and Nut Trees Kikisui
- 54. We look forward to seeing you at Powell Gardens! www.powellgardens.org