Daily Dose of Spring
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Are the Cherries Blooming?
The Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden and Cherry Walk feature a wide variety of cherry cultivars with different forms and colors of flowers, all uniquely beautiful and all blossoming at different moments throughout April. Read Are the Cherries Blooming?
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| Collection | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
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| Azaleas | ✿ | |||||||||||
| Bluebells | ✿ | |||||||||||
| Cherry Trees | ✿ | ✿ | ||||||||||
| Crabapples | ✿ | |||||||||||
| Crape-Myrtles | ✿ | ✿ | ||||||||||
| Daffodils | ✿ | |||||||||||
| Fall Foliage (Peak) | ✿ | ✿ | ||||||||||
| Lilacs | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | |||||||||
| Magnolias | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ||||||||
| Native Wildflowers | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | |||||
| Orchids | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ||||
| Rhododendrons | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | |||||||||
| Roses | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ||||||||
| Sacred Lotuses | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | |||||||||
| South African Bulbs | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ||||||
| Spring Bulbs | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | |||||||||
| Tree Peonies | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | |||||||||
| Tulips | ✿ | |||||||||||
| Vegetables & Fruit | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ||||||||
| Water-Lilies | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | |||||||||
| Wisteria | ✿ | ✿ | ||||||||||
| Witch-Hazels | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ |
March highlights
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Recent Photo
Magnolia ‘Galaxy’
Magnolia x soulangiana (magnolia) in the Magnolia Plaza. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.
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Weeping Higan Cherry
Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula' (weeping higan cherry) in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Photo: Ruiyan Xu.
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Daffodils
Narcissus 'Tittle Tattle' (daffodil cultivar) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Korean Rhododendron
Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron) in the Discovery Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Spring Heath
Erica carnea 'Springwood Pink' (spring heath) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Recent Photo
Saucer Magnolia
Magnolia x soulangiana (saucer magnolia) in the Magnolia Plaza. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Yulan Magnolia
Magnolia denudata (yulan magnolia) in the Magnolia Plaza. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Halehaven Peach
Prunus persica 'Halehaven' (peach) in the Herb Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Star Magnolia
Magnolia stellata (star magnolia) in the Magnolia Plaza. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Camellia ‘April Remembered’
Camellia japonica 'April Remembered' (camellia) in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Daffodil
Narcissus 'White Lion', a double (Division 4) daffodil, on Daffodil Hill. Photo: Elizabeth Peters.
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Japanese Pieris
Pieris japonica 'Valley Rose' (Japanese pieris) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Dawn Arrowwood
Viburnum × bodnantense 'Dawn' (dawn arrowwood) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Camellia ‘Julia Drayton’
Camellia japonica ‘Julia Drayton’ (Camellia ‘Julia Drayton’) in the Bonsai Museum. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Japanese Pink Pussy Willow
Salix gracilistyla 'Mt. Aso' (Japanese pink pussy willow) in the Water Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Higan Cherry
Prunus subhirtella ‘Pendula’ (weeping higan cherry) in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Prunus ‘Okame’
Prunus 'Okame' (Japanese flowering cherry cultivar) blooming in BBG's Cherry Cultivars area. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Flowering Apricot
Prunus armeniaca (flowering apricot) in the Shakespeare Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Dwarf Iris
Iris 'Katharine Hodgkin' (dwarf iris) in the Shakespeare Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Crocus
Crocus (crocus) in the Bluebell Wood. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Kohlrabi
Brassica oleracea (kohlrabi) in the Discovery Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Hellebore
Helleborus sp. (hellebore) in the Osborne Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Camellia ‘Japanese Fantasy’
Camellia 'Japanese Fantasy' (Camellia 'Japanese Fantasy') in the Bonsai Museum. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Japanese Apricot ‘Kobai’
Prunus mume ‘Kobai’ (Japanese Apricot ‘Kobai’) in the Bonsai Museum. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Witch Hazel ‘Diane’
Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Diane’ (witch hazel (Diane)) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Bird-of-Paradise ‘Mandela’s Gold’
Strelitzia reginae 'Mandela's Gold' (bird of paradise cultivar) in the Warm Temperate Pavilion. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.
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Starfish-Lily
Ferraria crispa (Starfish-lily) in the Warm Temperate Pavilion. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.
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Pussy Willow
Salix discolor (pussy willow) along the edge of the Discovery Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Orchid
Dendrobium anosmum (orchid) in the Aquatic House. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Japanese Apricot ‘Bonita’
Prunus mume 'Bonita' (Japanese apricot 'Bonita') in the Bonsai Museum. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Osa Pulchra
Osa pulchra (osa pulchra) in the Steinhardt Conservatory. Photo: Lee Patrick.
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Chinese Witch Hazel
Hamamelis mollis 'Wisley Supreme' (witch hazel) in the Early Spring Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Cape Buttercup
Sparaxis elegans (cape buttercup) in the Warm Temperate Pavilion. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.
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Crocus
Crocus ancyrensis, 'Golden Bunch' (crocus) in the Perennial Border. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.
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Stinking Hellebore
Helleborus foetidus (stinking hellebore) in bloom—and attracting pollinators—in front of the Administration Building. Photo: Elizabeth Peters.
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Dutch Crocus
Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc' (Dutch crocus) on the terrace outside the Steinhardt Conservatory. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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White Candle
Whitfieldia elongata (white candle) in the Tropical Pavilion. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Cardinal’s Guard
Pachystachys coccinea (cardinal's guard) in the Tropical Pavilion. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Higan Cherry Bonsai
Prunus subhirtella (higan cherry bonsai) in the Bonsai Museum. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Flowering Quince Bonsai
Chaenomeles x superba 'Corallina' (flowering quince) in the Bonsai Museum. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Stachyurus
Stachyurus praecox near the Home Composting Exhibit. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Oregon-Grape
Mahonia x media 'Underway' (Oregon-grape) in the Woodland Shade Garden. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.
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Heartleaf Geranium
Pelargonium cordifolium (heartleaf geranium) in the Warm Temperate Pavilion. Photo: Uli Lorimer.
