Plants in Bloom

Featured Bloom

Snowdrop

Galanthus nivalis

Snowdrops are usually the first bulbs to bloom and a sign of more to come. As the snow finally melts, these white blossoms appear, blanketing the Garden, as well as parks and gardens all around Brooklyn.

March highlights

Note: Indoor conservatories are currently closed to the public. See bloom highlights for indoor spaces here.

• Snowdrop

  Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Crocus

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

• Chinese Witch-Hazel

  Hamamelis mollis (witch-hazel) in the Early Spring Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Japanese Pink Pussy Willow

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

• Witch-Hazel ‘Jelena’

  Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ (witch-hazel ‘Jelena’) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Recent Photo

  Japanese Quince

  Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Texas Scarlet’ (Japanese quince) in the Osborne Garden. Photo: Romi Ige.

• Pussy Willow

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

• Stinking Hellebore

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

• Spring Heath

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

• Japanese Pieris

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

• Yulan Magnolia

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

• Saucer Magnolia

  Magnolia x soulangiana (saucer magnolia) in the Magnolia Plaza. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Halehaven Peach

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

• Daffodils

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

• Korean Rhododendron

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

• Star Magnolia

  Magnolia stellata (star magnolia) in the Magnolia Plaza. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Camellia ‘April Remembered’

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

• Magnolia ‘Galaxy’

  Magnolia x soulangiana (magnolia) in the Magnolia Plaza. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.

• Dawn Arrowwood

  Viburnum × bodnantense 'Dawn' (dawn arrowwood) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Weeping Higan Cherry

  Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula' (weeping higan cherry) in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Photo: Ruiyan Xu.

• Higan Cherry

  Prunus subhirtella ‘Pendula’ (weeping higan cherry) in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Prunus ‘Okame’

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

• 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.

• Dwarf Iris

  Iris 'Katharine Hodgkin' (dwarf iris) in the Shakespeare Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Kohlrabi

  Brassica oleracea (kohlrabi) in the Discovery Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Hellebore

  Helleborus sp. (hellebore) in the Osborne Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Witch-Hazel ‘Diane’

  Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Diane’ (witch-hazel ‘Diane’) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• Stachyurus

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

• Oregon-Grape

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

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