Spring is the time to visit the Rock Garden! It is home to over 800 different types of alpine, dwarf, and woodland plants, making it the most intensively planted area on the Smith campus.
Hamamelis X Intermedia 'Pallida', Pallida Chinese Witch hazel, a deciduous woody shrub, is part of the Botanic Garden's campus arboretum. These diciduous plants bloom in midwinter through spring. The flowers are quite fragrant.
Haemanthus albiflos, also called paintbrush is native to South Africa. It is a member of the Amaryllidaceae family and is the most commonly know species in its genus. The flowers are long lived and the attractive evergreen foliage makes this a very popular plant.
Tabernaemontana pachysiphon, is an evergreen tree or large shrub native to Tropical Africa - Ghana to Sudan, south Angola and Tanzania. Its lovely white pinwheel shaped flowers have a sweet fragrance that fills the air.
