Barred Owl Bend
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Barred Owl Bend is a privately owned botanical garden
(5.4 acres) and bird sanctuary located in Pittsboro, North Carolina
that is devoted to collecting and testing only the highest quality perennials, shrubs and trees and allowing natural conditions to determine hybrid development with minimal human intervention.
The gardens are built around naturally occurring formations, and unusual plant species and cultivars are sited alongside their native counterparts that have been established and undisturbed for decades.
The gardens currently contain over 5,000 plants with extensive collections that are listed below.
Over 100 species of native birds have been seen and recorded within the garden. Most notably are the barred owl
s that encircle the property and make it their home and hunting grounds.
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
(5.4 acres) and bird sanctuary located in Pittsboro, North Carolina
Pittsboro, North Carolina
Pittsboro, North Carolina is a town located in Chatham County, 34 miles southwest of Raleigh, 47 miles southeast of Greensboro, and 17 miles south of Chapel Hill. The population was 3,743 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chatham County....
that is devoted to collecting and testing only the highest quality perennials, shrubs and trees and allowing natural conditions to determine hybrid development with minimal human intervention.
The gardens are built around naturally occurring formations, and unusual plant species and cultivars are sited alongside their native counterparts that have been established and undisturbed for decades.
The gardens currently contain over 5,000 plants with extensive collections that are listed below.
Over 100 species of native birds have been seen and recorded within the garden. Most notably are the barred owl
Barred Owl
The Barred Owl is a large typical owl. It goes by many other names, including eight hooter, rain owl, wood owl, and striped owl, but is probably best known as the hoot owl.-Description:...
s that encircle the property and make it their home and hunting grounds.
Plant collections
Barred Owl Bend's plant collections now include annuals, perennials, bulbs, vines, groundcovers, shrubs, and trees, with significant collections of:- Acer (maple),
- AmorphophallusAmorphophallusAmorphophallus is a large genus of some 170 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants from the Arum family...
(voodoo lily), - ArisaemaArisaemaArisaema is a genus of about 150 species in the flowering plant family Araceae, native to eastern and central Africa, Asia and eastern North America. Its species are often called Cobra lilies, particularly the Asiatic species...
(cobra lily), - ArumArumArum is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region....
, - AsarumAsarumAsarum is a genus of plants in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, commonly known as Wild ginger.- Description :...
, - CyclamenCyclamenCyclamen is a genus of 23 species of perennials growing from tubers, valued for their flowers with upswept petals and variably patterned leaves...
, - DisporumDisporumDisporum is a genus of about 20 species of perennial flowering plants, found in Asia from northern India to Japan. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Colchicaceae....
, - EpimediumEpimediumEpimedium, also known as Rowdy Lamb Herb, Barrenwort, Bishop's Hat, Fairy Wings, Horny Goat Weed, or Yin Yang Huo , is a genus of about 60 or more species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Berberidaceae...
, - FernFernA fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of plants belonging to the botanical group known as Pteridophyta. Unlike mosses, they have xylem and phloem . They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants...
, - Helleborus,
- Ilex (holly),
- MahoniaMahoniaMahonia is a genus of about 70 species of evergreen shrubs in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia, the Himalaya, North America and Central America. They are closely related to the genus Berberis. Botanists disagree on the acceptability of the genus name Mahonia...
(Oregon grape), - Native plants (such as ThalictrumThalictrumThalictrum is a genus of 120-200 species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the buttercup family native mostly to temperate regions....
thalictroides, HepaticaHepaticaHepatica is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, native to central and northern Europe, Asia and eastern North America...
americana, ClaytoniaClaytoniaClaytonia is a genus of 26 species of flowering plants in the family Montiaceae, primarily native to North America, with a few species extending south to Guatemala in Central America, and northwest to northeastern Asia....
virginica, Actea racemosa) - NeofinetiaNeofinetiaNeofinetia, abbreviated Neof in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It contains 3 species found in China, Korea and Japan....
(wind orchid), - Orchids (natives such as TipulariaTipulariaTipularia is a genus of temperate terrestrial orchids , comprising only three species, one each from North America, Japan, and the Himalayas. Its name is derived from Tipula, a genus of cranefly....
discolor, GoodyeraGoodyeraGoodyera are a wide-ranging genus of orchid, one of approximately 800 described Orchidaceae genera within that large and diverse family. The genus is named after botanist John Goodyer....
pubescens) - PolygonatumPolygonatumPolygonatum , King Solomon's-seal or Solomon's Seal, is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae...
, - RohdeaRohdeaRohdea japonica, the sole species in the genus Rohdea, is a flowering plant, native to eastern Asia from southwestern China to Japan. Common names include Nippon Lily, Sacred Lily, and Japanese Sacred Lily; synonyms include Orontium japonicum, Rohdea esquirolii, and Rohdea sinensis...
(Japanese sacred lily)