Plants in Bloom
Featured Bloom
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Get to Know These Buds
No need to wait for spring flowers and foliage. Buds offer much to observe and appreciate right now. Read Get to Know These Buds
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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 | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ | ✿ |
January highlights
Note: Indoor conservatories are currently closed to the public. See bloom highlights for indoor spaces here.
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Recent Photo
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot) in the Native Flora Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Recent Photo
Common Camellia
Camellia japonica (common camellia) in the Washington Avenue Border. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Witch-Hazel ‘Jelena’
Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ (witch-hazel ‘Jelena’) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Wintersweet
Chimonanthus praecox (wintersweet) in the Discovery Garden. Photo: Lee Patrick.
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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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Blue Atlas Cedar
Cedrus libani ssp. atlantica ‘Glauca’ (blue atlas cedar). Photo: Lee Patrick.
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Recent Photo
Everblooming Cherry
Prunus ‘Fudan-zakura’ (everblooming cherry) in the Washington Avenue Border. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Heavenly-Bamboo
Nandina domestica (heavenly bamboo) in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Paperbush Buds
Edgeworthia chrysantha (paperbush) in the Perennial Border. Photo: Elizabeth Peters.
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Camellia ‘Bernice Boddy’
Camellia japonica 'Bernice Boddy' (camellia cultivar) in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Photo: Elizabeth Peters.
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Magnolia bud
A magnolia bud waiting for spring on Magnolia Plaza. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.
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Red Tip Photinia
Photinia × fraseri ‘Birmingham’ (red tip photinia) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Cedar of Lebanon
Cedrus libani (cedar of Lebanon) in the Plant Family Collection. 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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Deodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara (deodar cedar), within the Conifer Collection. Photo: Lee Patrick.
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Christmas-Rose
Helleborus niger ‘HGC Josef Lemper’ (Christmas-rose). Photo: Lee Patrick.
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Dogwood Baton Rouge ’Minbat’
Cornus alba Baton Rouge = ‘Minbat’ (PBR) (Dogwood Baton Rouge (‘Minbat’)) in the Water Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Crabapple Fruits
The showy, orange fruits of Malus ‘Indian Magic’ (crabapple) awaiting the hungry appetite of birds. On Rose Family Hill. Photo: Lee Patrick.
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Darwin’s Orchid
Angraecum sesquipedale (Darwin's orchid). Photo: Blanca Begert.
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Winterberry
Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Red’ (winterberry) in the Discovery Garden. 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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Purple Beautyberry
Callicarpa dichotoma (purple beautyberry) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Blanca Begert.
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English Holly
Ilex aquifolium (English holly) in the Shakespeare Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Long-leaved Willow
Salix acutifolia (long-leaved willow) sporting bright, hairy buds, in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Lee Patrick.
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Spartan Juniper
Clumps of berries contrast with the evergreen scale leaves of Juniperus chinensis ‘Spartan’ (Spartan juniper), in the Children’s Garden. Photo: Lee Patrick.
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Mrs. Davidson’s Photinia
Growth bud of Photinia davidsoniae (Mrs. Davidson’s photinia), in the willow area of the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Lee Patrick.
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Dwarf Maiden Grass
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Yakushima’ (dwarf maiden grass), backlighted by the sun along the Perennial Border. Photo: Lee Patrick.
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Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Michael Stewart.
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Collards
Brassica oleracea cultivar (collards) in snow in the Herb Garden. Photo: Ruiyan Xu.
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Witch-Hazel
Hamamelis virginiania (witch-hazel) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Dave Allen.
