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Hort Tidbit January 2026: The Floral Symbol of the First Lunar Month—Narcissus (水仙）
Elegant and pure, the narcissus is subtle but eye-catching Narcissus tazetta subsp. tazetta (crab-claw narcissus) forced in January The power of a forced bulb indoors! Although we, living in the 21st century, might assume our lives are tough while we’re trying to make it through the bleakest days of the year, I would argue that those who had to live by oil lamp and…
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Lantern Viewing Evenings return bigger and brighter in 2026 for Year of the Horse
Lan Su Chinese Garden is delighted to usher in the Year of the Horse with the return of one of Portland’s most enchanting winter traditions: Lantern Viewing Evenings. From February 18 through March 8, 2026, the garden will glow with radiant lantern sculptures, lively dragon dances, soothing musical performances, and an all-new projection-mapping light show…
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Hort Tidbit December 2025: Wintersweet (臘梅)
Beautiful yellow fall color reveals pale yellow blooms beginning on the much-loved wintersweet tree in the Fragrance Courtyard at Lan Su. The December cold has slowly crept in, seeping the garden in the feeling of winter truly on its way. Although most other flowers are long gone, Chimonanthus praecox, known more commonly as wintersweet or…