James G. Kaskey Memorial Park – Home of the BioPond and Biology Greenhouse

The James G. Kaskey Memorial Park honors its past as the first Botanic Garden of the University of Pennsylvania, bolsters research and educational opportunities within the Department of Biology, and enriches community well-being by creating a verdant oasis for plants and people.

This month in the park:

Summer containers are out on the plaza, featuring bromeliads that turn orange in the sun and an Arizona cypress.
Developing hazelnuts, Corylus avellena.
A mixture of aster family, Asteracece, flowers shows the diversity of the family.
The long blooming flowers of Tradescantia virginiana attract pollinators through the summer.
Two bull frogs, Lithobates catesbeianus, hanging out in the pickerel weed.
An up close look at the curious flower structure of the common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca.
We grow a variety of hardy ferns in the Fernery. This area is a study of texture and the spectrum of greens.
Lithobates clamitans, the green frog, hangs out on a rock in the pond.
Oriental and asiatic lilies are blooming all around the park.
Pontederia cordata, pickerelweed, grows along the edges of the BioPond.
The large inflorescences of Aesculus parviflora give it its common name, the bottlebrush buckeye.
Balloon flower, Platycodon grandiflorus 'Astra Double White', blooms outside of Leidy Labs.
These Amelanchier fruits are affected by cedar apple rust, a fungus that impacts members of the rose family, but requires cedar trees to complete its life cycle.
The white tubular flowers of Nicotiana sylvestris stand out against a green backdrop.
The electric flowers of Crocosmia 'Lucifer' light up the South Lawn.
Scutellaria incana, downy skullcap, grows amongst other perennials at the picnic area.
Hibiscus moscheutos and Eutrochium purpureum bloom in the Rain Garden.
Backlit foliage lights up the Woodland Garden.
The small flowers of Thalictrum rochebruneanum create a purple cloud along the Main Path.
The geometric flowers of the glob thistle. Echinops cv. add an architectural element to the Rock Garden.
Vivid red spikes of Lobelia cardinals dot the landscape around the pond.

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