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Huntsville Botanical Garden
The Huntsville Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 4747 Bob Wallace Avenue, Huntsville, Alabama, near the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. It is open year-round for a fee. The garden is ranked third on the list of Alabama's top paid tourist attractions, receiving 353,841 visitors in 2018. Gardens The gardens include a seasonal butterfly house, and aquatic, annual, daylily, fern, herb, perennial, rose, and wildflower gardens, as well as a nature path and collection of Flowering Dogwood trees. Specific sections of the garden are as follows: * Nature center - overlooks Little Smith Lake, houses the open-aired butterfly house, open May through September * Biblical garden, featuring plants mentioned in the Bible * Central Corridor - with perennial garden, aquatic garden, and bulb and annual garden. * Daylily Garden - over 675 cultivars of daylilies. * Dogwood Trail - numerous Flowering Dogwood ('' Cornus florida'') trees, including a hundred-year-old dogwood transplanted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Wallace Avenue/Sparkman Drive
Bob Wallace Avenue and Sparkman Drive are major thoroughfares in Huntsville, Alabama that connect to make a horseshoe-shaped road around the city. The two roads run through several residential neighborhoods and school zones including the University of Alabama in Huntsville. On average, approximately 21,000 vehicles travel along the roads each day. Description US-72 enters the city of Huntsville over Chapman Mountain from the north east and follows exit 21 on I-565 to intersect US-231/431 (Memorial Parkway) in north Huntsville where it becomes Sparkman Drive. The five lane road travels west, intersecting Blue Spring Road, and enters into a residential area. The road then intersects Pulaski Pike before turning southwest, providing access to Highlands Elementary School and the Academy for Academics and Arts magnet school (formerly Ed White Middle School). Sparkman Drive intersects Jordan Lane ( SR-53) and continues heading southwest, intersecting Adventist Boulevard. The road then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyssa Sylvatica
''Nyssa sylvatica'', commonly known as tupelo, black tupelo, black gum or sour gum, is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to eastern North America from the coastal Northeastern United States and southern Ontario south to central Florida and eastern Texas, as well as Mexico. Names ''Nyssa sylvatica'' genus name, ''Nyssa'', refers to a Greek water nymph; the species epithet ''sylvatica'' refers to its woodland habitat. The species' common name, tupelo, is of Native American origin, coming from the Creek words ''ito'' "tree" and ''opilwa'' "swamp"; it was in use by the mid-18th century. While these trees are often known as simply "tupelo", the fuller name, black tupelo, helps distinguish it from the other species of the tupelo genus ''Nyssa'', some of which have overlapping ranges, such as water tupelo (''N. aquatica'') and swamp tupelo (''N. biflora''). The name "tupelo" is used primarily in the American South; northward and in Appalachia, the tree is more commonly called t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parks And Greenways In Huntsville
An extensive collection of parks and greenways exists in Huntsville, Alabama for the public's recreational use. Parks Parks within Huntsville city limits The city of Huntsville currently has 57 parks which cover over 3,000 acres of land. Proposed parks *Capshaw Road Park *Zierdt Road Park Current greenways , there are 9 greenways with of trail. Aldridge Creek Greenway Aldridge Creek Greenway is a 103.55-acre greenway consisting of a walking and biking trail in South Huntsville that runs along Aldridge Creek connecting Ken Johnston Park to Ditto Landing and the Tennessee River. The greenway runs north along Aldridge Creek from the main trailhead for 1.25 miles to the sidewalk on the west side of Bailey Cove Road just north of Country Lane Drive and south to the entrance of Ditto Landing, about 3.5 miles. The address of the park is 1100 Mountain Gap Road at Ken Johnston Park just west of Bailey Cove Road. Parking is also available on the south end of the greenway at Ditto Landi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Botanical Gardens And Arboretums In Alabama
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Alabama is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Alabama. See also * * |
Doric Order
The Doric order was one of the three orders of ancient Greek and later Roman architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian. The Doric is most easily recognized by the simple circular capitals at the top of columns. Originating in the western Doric region of Greece, it is the earliest and, in its essence, the simplest of the orders, though still with complex details in the entablature above. The Greek Doric column was fluted or smooth-surfaced, and had no base, dropping straight into the stylobate or platform on which the temple or other building stood. The capital was a simple circular form, with some mouldings, under a square cushion that is very wide in early versions, but later more restrained. Above a plain architrave, the complexity comes in the frieze, where the two features originally unique to the Doric, the triglyph and gutta, are skeuomorphic memories of the beams and retaining pegs of the wooden constructions that preceded stone Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnolia Grandiflora
''Magnolia grandiflora'', commonly known as the southern magnolia or bull bay, is a tree of the family Magnoliaceae native to the Southeastern United States, from Virginia to central Florida, and west to East Texas. Reaching in height, it is a large, striking evergreen tree, with large, dark-green leaves up to long and wide, and large, white, fragrant flowers up to in diameter. Although endemic to the evergreen lowland subtropical forests on the Gulf and South Atlantic coastal plain, ''M. grandiflora'' is widely cultivated in warmer areas around the world. The timber is hard and heavy, and has been used commercially to make furniture, pallets, and veneer. Description ''Magnolia grandiflora'' is a medium to large evergreen tree which may grow tall.Gardiner, p. 144 It typically has a single stem (or trunk) and a pyramidal shape. The leaves are simple and broadly ovate, long and broad, with smooth margins. They are dark green, stiff, and leathery, and often scurfy undernea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudbeckia Hirta
''Rudbeckia hirta'', commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a North American flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native plant, native to Eastern and Central North America and naturalized in the Western part of the continent as well as in China. It has now been found in all 10 Canadian Provinces and all 48 of the states in the contiguous United States. ''Rudbeckia hirta'' is the state flower of Maryland. Description ''Rudbeckia hirta'' is an upright annual plant, annual (sometimes biennial plant, biennial or perennial plant, perennial) growing tall by wide. It has alternate, mostly basal leaf, leaves 10–18 cm long, covered by coarse hair, with stout branching stems and daisy-like, pseudanthium, composite flower heads appearing in late summer and early autumn. In the species, the flowers are up to in diameter, with yellow ray florets circling conspicuous brown or black, dome-shaped cone of many small disc florets. However, extensive breeding has produced a range of si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campanula Americana
''Campanula americana'', the American bellflower, or tall bellflower, is a bellflower native to eastern North America. Tall bellflowers can be annual or biennial with a varying life-history with seeds germinating in the fall producing annual plants and spring-germinating seeds producing biennial plants. Long-tongued bees are the primary pollinators, including ''Megachile campanulae,'' but halictid bees, butterflies, and skippers may also act as pollinators. Tall Bellflowers do not generally self-pollinate. Some authorities, including the USDA PLANTS database, consider the name ''Campanulastrum americanum'' to be the accepted name for this species. Description Morphology A large central flower stem shoots up from a basal rosette, that terminates in a raceme 1/2-2' long, with the plant's overall height being 3-6'. The central stem is light green, slightly grooved, and hairy. The primary root system is a taproot. It has alternate leaves 3-6" in length, that are lance-shaped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvia Coccinea
''Salvia coccinea'', the blood sage, scarlet sage, Texas sage, or tropical sage, is a herbaceous perennial in the family Lamiaceae that is widespread throughout the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America (Colombia, Peru, and Brazil). At one time Brazil was considered to be where it originated, but its diploid chromosome count now points to Mexico as its place of origin. Taxonomy Its specific epithet, ''coccinea'', means "scarlet-dyed" (Latin), referring to the color of its flowers. Description The plant reaches in height, with many branches, and a spread of about . The hairy leaves, scalloped on the edges, are pea green, varying in size, all the way up to long and wide. Flower color and size is quite variable. The naturalized variety is typically tubular, bright red, about long. Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies. Cultivation ''Salvia coccinea'' is an annual species. It is cultivated in urban gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiarella Cordifolia
''Tiarella cordifolia'', the heart-leaved foamflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae. The specific name ''cordifolia'' means "with heart-shaped leaves", a characteristic shared by all taxa of ''Tiarella'' in eastern North America. It is also referred to as Allegheny foamflower, false miterwort, and coolwort. Historically, the name ''Tiarella cordifolia'' has referred to the one and only species of ''Tiarella'' in eastern North America, but in 2021, the species was split into multiple taxa, which caused the name to have a different meaning. For clarity, the qualified name ''Tiarella cordifolia'' sensu stricto (abbreviated s.s.) refers to the new taxon while ''Tiarella cordifolia'' sensu lato refers to the old taxon. ''Tiarella cordifolia'' sensu lato is wide-ranging across eastern North America while ''Tiarella cordifolia'' sensu stricto is narrowly confined to the East Coast of the United States. Cultivars of ''Tiarella'' are valued in horticulture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquilegia Canadensis
''Aquilegia canadensis'', the Canadian or Canada columbine, eastern red columbine, or wild columbine, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial native to woodland and rocky slopes in eastern North America, prized for its red and yellow flowers. It readily hybridizes with other species in the genus ''Aquilegia''. Description The plant is tall. The fern-like leaves are lobed and grouped in threes, growing from the base and off the flowering stems. The flowers are long and have yellow petals with a red spur and red sepals. They appear in late spring (usually in May and June), nodding on stems above the leaves. The round end of the spur contains nectar, which is sought by butterflies and hummingbirds. The caterpillars of Columbine Duskywing (''Erynnis lucilius'') feed on the leaves. Cultivation ''Aquilegia canadensis'' is a highly decorative plant, valued for its attractive foliage and showy flowers. For this reason it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phlox Divaricata
''Phlox divaricata'', the wild blue phlox, woodland phlox, or wild sweet william, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to forests and fields in eastern North America. Etymology The species name ''divaricata'' means "with a spreading and straggling habit". Description Wild blue phlox is a semi-evergreen perennial growing tall with opposite, unstalked, hairy leaves in length and ovate-lanceolate in shape. Flowers appear in late spring and early summer. They are pleasantly fragrant and in diameter, with five petals fused at the base into a thin tube. The petals are a variety of pastel colors: blue-lavender, light purple, pink, or white. Flowers bloom March to May. It grows in moist, deciduous woods and bluffs. There are two subspecies: ssp. ''divaricata'', with petals notched at the tip, and ssp. ''laphamii'', without a notch. Ecology The flowers produce nectar at the base of the long, narrow corolla tube, and pollen near the end of the coro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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