Plants in Bloom

Featured Bloom

Staghorn Sumac

Rhus typhina

Sumacs are among the first trees to change colors in fall. Staghorn sumac is a native species, and its vivid foliage can be seen lighting up roadsides and forest edges this time of year.

October highlights

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• Chrysanthemum Cultivar

  Chrysanthemum ‘Sheffield Pink’ (chrysanthemum) in the Rose Arc Pool. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Cosmos

  Cosmos species (cosmos) in the Discovery Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Black Tupelo

  Nyssa sylvatica (black tupelo) in the Water Garden. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.

• Swamp Milkweed

  Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed) in the Native Flora Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Recent Photo

  Golden Larch

  Pseudolarix amabilis (golden larch) in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Photo: Lee Patrick.

• Staghorn Sumac

  Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac) in the Discovery Garden. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• Smooth Aster

  Aster laevis 'Blue Bird' (smooth Aster) in the Shakespeare Garden. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.

• Kentucky Yellowwood

  Cladrastis kentukea (Kentucky yellowwood) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.

• Blackberry-Lily

  Iris domestica (Blackberry-Lily) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• New England Aster

  Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England aster) in the Water Garden. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• Gray Goldenrod

  Solidago nemoralis (gray goldenrod) in the Water Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Shrub Rose

  Rosa Gärtnerfreude = ‘Korstesgli’ (shrub rose) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Winterberry

  Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Gold’ (winterberry) in the Discovery Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Aromatic Aster

  Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘October Skies’ (‘October Skies’) in the Native Flora Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Big Bluestem

  Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem) in the Native Flora Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Spotted Bee Balm

  Monarda punctata (spotted bee balm) in the Native Flora Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Pumpkin

  From front to back: Curcurbita maxima 'Marina de Chioggia', C. maxima 'Speckled Hound', C. moschata 'Musque de Provence', all from the Herb Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Japanese Toad-Lily

  Tricyrtis ‘Tojen’ (Japanese toad-lily) in the Rose Arc Pool. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Cape Leadwort

  Plumbago auriculata (cape leadwort) in the Warm Temperate Pavilion. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• ‘Wood’s Pink’ New York Aster

  Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (New York aster) in the Shakespeare Garden. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• ‘Surf Rider’ Shrub Rose

  Rosa ‘Surf Rider’ (shrub rose) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Zinnia ‘Queen Red Lime’

  Zinnia elegens ‘Queen Red Lime’ (Zinnia ‘Queen Red Lime’) in the Shakespeare Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• White Wood Aster

  Eurybia divaricata (white wood aster) in the Native Flora Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Pond Cypress

  Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium ‘Nutans’ (pond cypress) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Autumn Leadwort

  Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (autumn leadwort) in the Osborne Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Oakleaf Hydrangea

  Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ (oakleaf hydrangea) in the Magnolia Plaza. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Pawpaw

  Asimina triloba (pawpaw) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Purple Beautyberry

  Callicarpa dichotoma (purple beautyberry) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Sedum

  Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Joy' (sedum) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Kale

  Brassica oleracea, Acephala Group (kale) in the Shakespeare Garden. Photo: Elizabeth Peters.

• Red Maple Bonsai

  Acer palmatum (red maple) in the Bonsai Museum. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.

• Red Maple

  Acer rubrum 'Frank Junior' (red maple) in the Discovery Garden. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.

• Japanese Anemone

  Anemone hupehensis (Japanese anemone) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Lee Patrick.

• Sweet Alyssum

  Lobularia maritima (sweet alyssum) in the Herb Garden. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• Golden Butterflyweed

  Asclepias curassavica (golden butterflyweed) in the Annual Border. Photo: Elizabeth Peters.

• ‘Sonata White’ Cosmos

  Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Sonata White’ (cosmos) in the Shakespeare Garden. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• Autumn Crocus

  Colchicum 'Lilac Wonder' (autumn crocus) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Virginia Sweetspire

  Itea virginica ‘Sprich’ LITTLE HENRY (Virginia sweetspire) in the Perennial Border. Photo: Lee Patrick.

• Osa Pulchra

  Osa pulchra (osa pulchra) in the Steinhardt Conservatory. Photo: Lee Patrick.

• Roselle

  Hibiscus sabdariffa (roselle, sorrel) in the Herb Garden. Photo: Elizabeth Peters.

• Jamaican Poinsettia

  Euphorbia punicea (Jamaican poinsettia) in the Steinhardt Conservatory. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Hybrid Tea Rose

  Rosa 'Meitebros' FRÉDÉRIC MISTRAL (hybrid tea rose) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Jean-Marc Grambert.

• Canna Lily

  Canna cultivar (canna lily) in the Monocot Border. Photo: Elizabeth Peters.

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