Plants in Bloom

Featured Bloom

‘Cubana’ Shrub Rose

Rosa ‘Cubana’

This lovely apricot-colored, repeat-blooming rose blooms in June and again later, usually along with the second flush of blossoms in September.

September highlights

• New England Aster

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

• Cardinal Flower

  Lobelia cardinalis (cardinal flower) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Dahlia

  Dahlia cultivar (dahlia) in the Discovery Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Japanese Anemone

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

• Black-Eyed Susan

  Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed Susan) in the Overlook. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• ‘Surf Rider’ Shrub Rose

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

• Rose-of-Sharon

  Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana' (rose-of-Sharon). Photo: Alvina Lai.

• Spotted Bee Balm

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

• Petunia

  Petunia CASCADIAS INDIAN SUMMER = ‘Dcas303’ (petunia) in the Annual Border. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Japanese Toad-Lily

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

• Cosmos

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

• Aromatic Aster

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

• White Wood Aster

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

• Dahlia

  Dahlia coccinea (scarlet dahlia) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.

• Shrub Rose

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

• Great Blue Lobelia

  Lobelia siphilitica (great blue lobelia) in the Water Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Zinnia ‘Queen Red Lime’

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

• Shrub Rose

  Rosa ‘Ausmum’ PAT AUSTIN (shrub rose) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• ‘Cubana’ Shrub Rose

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

• Purple Beautyberry

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

• Gray Goldenrod

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

• Pond Cypress

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

• Mexican Sunflower

  Tithonia rotundifolia (Mexican sunflower) in the Annual Border. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Hardy Hibiscus

  Hibiscus 'Lord Baltimore' (hardy hibiscus) in the Water Garden. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• Jewelweed

  Impatiens capensis (jewelweed) in the Native Flora Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Spider Flower

  Cleome hassleriana (spider flower) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Blue Wood Aster

  Symphyotrichum cordifolium (blue wood aster) in the Perennial Border. Photo: Elizabeth Peters.

• Harlequin Glory-Bower

  Clerodendrum trichotomum (Harlequin Glory-Bower) in the Water Garden. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.

• Purple Coneflower

  Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower) in the Herb Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Yarrow

  Achillea millefolium (yarrow) in the Herb Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• White Snakeroot

  Ageratina altissima (white snakeroot) in the Native Flora Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• ‘Pure Poetry’ Floribunda Rose

  Rosa 'Pure Poetry' (floribunda rose) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• Autumn Crocus

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

• Canna

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

• Water-Lily

  Nymphaea ‘James Brydon’ on Lily Pool Terrace. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Bluebeard

  Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Dark Knight' (bluebeard) in the Water Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Raspberry

  Raspberries ripen in the Children's Garden. Photo: BBG Staff.

• Sedum

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

• Sweet Alyssum

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

• Firecracker Plant

  Crossandra pungens (firecracker plant) in the Entry House. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• Tropical Lady Slipper Orchid

  Phragmipedium Rosy Charm (tropical lady slipper orchid) in the Aquatic House. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• Copper-Leaved Crinum Lily

  Crinum amabile 'Cuprifolium' (copper-leaved crinum lily) in the Entry House. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• Cape Leadwort

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

• Flowering-Maple

  Abutilon × hybridum (flowering-maple) in the Annual Border. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• Kale

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

• 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.

• Hybrid Tea Rose

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

• Umbrella Flower

  Ceropegia sandersonii (umbrella flower) in the Desert Pavilion. Photo: Dave Allen.

• Passionflower

  Passiflora caerulea (passionflower) in the Lily Pool Terrace. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.

• Meadow Rue

  Thalictrum species (meadow rue) in the Osborne Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Big Bluestem

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

• Hybrid Anemone

  Anemone 'Honorine Jobert' (hybrid anemone) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Elizabeth Peters.

• Swamp Milkweed

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

• Wingstem

  Verbesina alternifolia (wingstem) in the Native Flora Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Zinnia

  Zinnia marylandica ZAHARA STARLIGHT ROSE = ‘pas 719128’ (zinnia) in the Annual Border. Photo: Michael Stewart.

See photos from other times of year.

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