Pitt County Arboretum

Summer
4 months after planting, a Colocasia esculenta has emerged in the third container. Garden age: unknown Ann Hamze CC BY 4.0

Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo

*Colocasia esculenta* Caladium Dasheen Elephant Ears

Description

Name: Pitt County Arboretum

Open to the public? Yes

County: Pitt

Address: 403 Government Circle, Greenville, NC 27834

Website: The Pitt County Arboretum | N.C. Cooperative Extension (ncsu.edu)

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8a (2024)

Extension Demonstration Garden? Yes

Approximate year the garden/landscape was established: 1998. Containers are planted annually.

Link to the public garden map.

What to look for: Each season Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers create a display for the Pitt County Arboretum in a set of three large containers. The container team selects plants that do well in full sun, and follow the theme of thriller, filler, and spiller to add a display that will last a full season - in this case - from spring to late summer.

Horticulture: Irrigation is by hand.