MT. CUBA CENTER is a Delaware botanic garden devoted to native plants. Since the late 1980s, it has introduced roughly 20 cultivars to the nursery trade. Recently, five of these were designated as the Mt. Cuba Collection, an all-star team from the site’s continual studies.
“With the collection, we’re taking a snapshot of the better older introductions that you can still get commercially, plus some newer standouts,” explains Sam Hoadley, Trial Garden Manager. Trials run for three years, assessing performance plus value to beneficial insects, with detailed reports made freely available at . As interest in native
