In autumn and winter there is still plenty of colour in the Garden, thanks to the sub-tropical climate of the area. Loveliest among autumn flowers are the lily-like blooms of three South African genera which are actually related to daffodils: Crinum, Amaryllis and Nerine. The crinums are the largest and earliest, beginning in August and continuing into October. Nerines flower from September to November, producing stems of bright pink, narrow petalled flowers.
A number of shrubs flower in winter, with stray flowers in autumn or early spring.
Unique to Logan as outdoor winter-flowering shrubs are several species of Correa which are native to Australia and Tasmania. All are small to medium-sized compact evergreens, with elongated waxy bell-shaped flowers. Specimens can be found on the Terrace and against the Centre Wall.
Conifer lovers will appreciate that Logan has some very unusual species, such as the Pilgerodendron glaucus from New Zealand's North Island.
Other interesting conifers at Logan include the Prince Albert yew (Saxegothaea conspicua), a yew-like podocarp from southern Chile and adjoining parts of Argentina and the smooth Tasmanian cedar which is one of three species in a genus restricted to the western mountains of Tasmania.
Logan is a plantsman's paradise where, even in autumn and winter, the visitor gets the chance to encounter exotic species which are grown nowhere else in Scotland.
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