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Pussy Willow

Salix discolor (pussy willow) along the edge of the Discovery Garden.

Pussy willows are actually flowers of certain willow species just before they fully bloom. The soft coating of hairs acts as insulation to protect these early bloomers from cold temperatures.

March highlights

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• Japanese Pink Pussy Willow

  Salix gracilistyla 'Mt. Aso' (Japanese pink pussy willow) in the Water Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Crocus

  Crocus (crocus) in the Bluebell Wood. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Daffodils

  Narcissus 'Tittle Tattle' (daffodil cultivar) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Spring Heath

  Erica carnea 'Springwood Pink' (spring heath) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Bird-of-Paradise ‘Mandela’s Gold’

  Strelitzia reginae 'Mandela's Gold' (bird of paradise cultivar) in the Warm Temperate Pavilion. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.

• Star Magnolia

  Magnolia stellata (star magnolia) in the Magnolia Plaza. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Starfish-Lily

  Ferraria crispa (Starfish-lily) in the Warm Temperate Pavilion. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.

• Pussy Willow

  Salix discolor (pussy willow) along the edge of the Discovery Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

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• Daffodil

  Narcissus 'White Lion', a double (Division 4) daffodil, on Daffodil Hill. Photo: Elizabeth Peters.

• Snowdrops

  Galanthus nivalis (snowdrops) in the Washington Avenue Shade Garden. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.

• Japanese Pieris

  Pieris japonica 'Valley Rose' (Japanese pieris) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Camellia

  Camellia japonica 'April Remembered' (camellia) in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Orchid

  Dendrobium anosmum (orchid) in the Aquatic House. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Japanese Apricot

  Prunus mume 'Bonita' (Japanese apricot) in the Washington Avenue Border. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Yulan Magnolia

  Magnolia denudata (yulan magnolia) in the Magnolia Plaza. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Arrowwood

  Viburnum × bodnantense 'Dawn' (arrowwood) in the Early Spring Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Osa Pulchra

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

• Korean Rhododendron

  Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron) in the Discovery Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Chinese Witch Hazel

  Hamamelis mollis 'Wisley Supreme' (witch hazel) in the Early Spring Garden. Photo: Elizabeth Peters.

• Cape Buttercup

  Sparaxis elegans (cape buttercup) in the Warm Temperate Pavilion. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.

• Flowering Apricot

  Prunus armeniaca (flowering apricot) in the Shakespeare Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Crocus

  Crocus ancyrensis, 'Golden Bunch' (crocus) in the Perennial Border. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.

• Stinking Hellebore

  Helleborus foetidus (stinking hellebore) in bloom—and attracting pollinators—in front of the Administration Building. Photo: Elizabeth Peters.

• Dutch Crocus

  Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc' (Dutch crocus) on the terrace outside the Steinhardt Conservatory. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• White Candle

  Whitfieldia elongata (white candle) in the Tropical Pavilion. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Prunus ‘Okame’

  Prunus 'Okame' (Japanese flowering cherry cultivar) blooming in BBG's Cherry Cultivars area. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Cardinal’s Guard

  Pachystachys coccinea (cardinal's guard) in the Tropical Pavilion. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Higan Cherry Bonsai

  Prunus subhirtella (higan cherry bonsai) in the Bonsai Museum. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Flowering Quince Bonsai

  Chaenomeles x superba 'Corallina' (flowering quince) in the Bonsai Museum. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Halehaven Peach

  Prunus persica 'Halehaven' (peach) in the Herb Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Stachyurus

  Stachyurus praecox near the Home Composting Exhibit. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Daffodil

  Narcissus species (daffodil) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.

• Oregon-Grape

  Mahonia x media 'Underway' (Oregon-grape) in the Woodland Shade Garden. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.

• Heartleaf Geranium

  Pelargonium cordifolium (heartleaf geranium) in the Warm Temperate Pavilion. Photo: Uli Lorimer.

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