Otis Douglas Hyde Herbarium of the University of Washington
Ross Bayton
An herbarium is a repository for preserved plant specimens and provides a highly valued resource for students, researchers and the general public. Opened in 1985, the herbarium at the Center for Urban Horticulture in Seattle specializes in protecting plants of horticultural interest. Its collection comprises over 24,000 specimens, including plants from many of Puget Sound’s most significant public gardens, preserving the history of horticulture in the Puget Sound and Pacific Northwest.
Learn more: botanicgardens.uw.edu/center-for-urban-horticulture/visit/otis-douglas-hyde-herbarium
Abies balsamea ‘Nana’ from the Albers Vista Garden, Bremerton
Dahlia ‘Sandia Sunbonnet’ from the Bellevue Botanical Garden, Bellevue
Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium’ from the Center for Urban Horticulture, Seattle
Berberis jamesiana from the Dunn Gardens, Seattle
Blechnum novae-zelandiae from the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden, Seattle
Rosa sericea ssp. omeiensis f. pteracantha ‘Red Menace’ from the Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy
Begonia sp. nov. from the Heronswood Garden, Kingston
Rhododendron lanigerum from the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way
Acer maximowiczianum from the Seattle Japanese Garden, Seattle
Vanda coerulea from the University of Washington Botany Greenhouse
Berberis (Mahonia) ‘Arthur Menzies’ from the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle
Clematis chrysocoma from Windcliff, Indianola