Smoke tree

You can find this smoke tree behind the Horticulture Building at Purdue Horticulture Gardens. It doesn't have a label like most of the plants here so I'll guess that it's the European Smoke Tree, Cotinus coggygria. Still has some nice fall color, these pictures were taken November 21, 2010.

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Link to Purdue's National Champion Cotinus obovatus:

Japanese barberry

This is Japanese barberry, Berberis thunbergia 'Atropurpurea'. This picture was taken November 17, 2010. Japanese barberry has the potential to become invasive.

A closer look at this barberry shrub. This picture taken November 17, 2010.


Another look at the fall colors of this same Japanese barberry shrub, taken November 15, 2010.

Link to Berberis thunbergia:

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Link to Berberis thunbergia 'Atropurpurea':

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Nierembergia hippomanica

Pictured is Cup Flower, Nierembergia hippomanica 'Blue Mountain'. Nierembergias are closely related to Petunias, both being in the Petunioideae subfamily of the Solanaceae. Picture taken Nov. 9. 2010.

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Hydrangia macrophylla

The Mophead Hydrangia, Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer'. Picture taken November 12, 2010.

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Polystichum tsus-simense

Korean Rock Fern (Polystichum tsus-sinense) at Purdue Horticulture Gardens. Picture taken November 9, 2010.

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The Polystichum that is native to our Indiana woodlands is the Christmas Fern, Polystichum acrostichoides. It stays green through the winter.

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Aronia arbutifolia in autumn

This Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) shows red berries and fall color. Picture taken November 9, 2010.

Link to earlier post on this Aronia arbutifolia shrub when flowering:

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Banana trees in November

The banana trees are still surviving outside in November. The above picture is the Musa basjoo.

Link to previous post on Musa basjoo:

This smaller banana plant is the Blood Banana, Musa zebrina:

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This is the Ensete.

Link to previous post on Ensete

All pictures were taken November 1, 2010.

Here is a link to a picture of a banana tree on the Purdue campus in October of 1892: