Collections
In response to program directions, project involvement, staff
interest and expertise, information requests, and other factors,
a botanical garden gradually develops a set of taxonomic and/or
plant-group specialties. Over time, this results in substantive
taxonomic or theme collections valuable for research, education,
and hybridization. MHBG anticipates developing such collections
in the following areas:
- red
oak woods species and grasses and wildflowers from
other fire-maintained coastal plain pine-oak communities
- plants suitable for trail verge plantings
- native grasses, especially those suitable for horse
pasture
- wind-tolerant
trees
- sturdy ornamental vines suitable for arbors and trellises
- cold-tolerant "tropical" ornamentals
- hardy tropical fruits and other regionally adapted food
plants
- choice ornamentals for "tropicalismo" color
harmonies, including purple foliage plants and plants
with subtly varied shades of peach-orange or
lavender-violet flowers
- invasive plants
- Solanaceae, especially Daturas and Brugmansias
- Malvaceae
- Matelea species