Plants of the Discovery Garden

Students in Duke Gardens’ Equity Through Stories Program have researched many plants that grow in the Discovery Garden. Click below to see their stories!

a small pile of plant stems cut in different ways: in the front, small oval slices with a pale green edge and white and purple rings inside; in the back long oval segments that are all green on the outside or white and tapered at one end and green at the other end

LEMONGRASS

two long, tapered white vegetables with cut green tops, and a few round white slices in front of them

DAIKON

A thing light brown branch with bright red clusters of berries, with light green oval leaves with wavy edges.

COFFEE

Many spiky green leaves with pink and yellow areas overlap into the distance, with several oval green, brown, and yellow fruits growing among them.

PINEAPPLE

three sticks made of layers of thin, curled, orange-brown material lean against a pile of fine powder the same color.

CINNAMON

A yellow and brown lumpy root lays sideways in orange dirt, with a light green stem and small leaves poking above ground.

TURMERIC

a bunch of green stems wrapped in a white and black tie, with many small frilly green leaves on top

CILANTRO

many small, light tan triangular seeds piled in a small bowl, in a spoon, and in between the two objects

BUCKWHEAT

a pile of green leaves that are long and flat

GARLIC CHIVES

A pile of vegetables with wide, round white bottoms with light brown roots and tall, think light green stems coming up

GARLIC

bunches of tall white and green vegetables held together with red rubber bands

SCALLIONS

three vegetables lay side by side; each one had layered leaves that are flat and white at the bottom and wide, rounded green leaves at the stop

BOK CHOY

a large, oval shaped vegetable with layers of leaves that are flat and white as the base and wrinkly and pale green at the top

NAPA CABBAGE

ears of corn with red, purple, pink, and yellow kernels in a pile on top of pale brown dried leaves

CORN

in front, a fruit cut in half showing a pale yellow stringy inside with some seeds in between; in the background, a spiky bright orange and yellow oval fruit

KIWANO MELON

a pile of many bright green fruits that are long and tapered

OKRA

a close up of many tall, thick white and orange stems growing in a row

SUGAR CANE

several round green fruits on a surface, with one in the center that is smooth and surrounding ones covered in a wrinkly textured surface

TOMATILLOS

Lumpy light brown objects next to oval slices that are light brown around the edge and bright yellow in the center, in front of dark green leaves.

GARDEN GINGER

On the right, a pile of wrinkly light brown to black spheres, and on the left a pile of black-tan powder.

BLACK PEPPER

A large flower with layers of bright yellow pointed petals around the outside and a closed bud of pale yellow pointed petals at the center, in front of many criss-crossing large green leaves and stalks.

BANANA

Lumpy light brown objects next to oval slices that are light brown around the edge and bright yellow in the center, in front of dark green leaves.

TEA