Plants in Bloom

Featured Bloom

Black Stem Bigleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nigra’

The large, showy summer flowers of hydrangeas make them a popular garden plant. The bloom color of some species is influenced by soil pH. More acidic soil will produce bluer flowers, while more alkaline soil will produce pinker ones.

June highlights

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

• Knotweed

  Persicaria polymorpha (knotweed) in the Water Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Black Stem Bigleaf Hydrangea

  Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nigra’ (black stem bigleaf hydrangea) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Shrub Rose

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

• ‘Surf Rider’ Shrub Rose

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

• Rose ‘Delany Sisters’

  Rosa ‘Delany Sisters’ (grandiflora rose) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Morrigan McCarthy.

• Sweetbay

  Magnolia virginiana (sweetbay) in the Native Flora Garden. Photo: Steven N. Severinghaus.

• Mountain Laurel

  Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel) in the Discovery Garden. Photo: Lee Patrick.

• Hybrid Wichurana Rose

  Rosa ‘Gardenia’ (hybrid wichurana rose) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

• ‘Tamora’ Shrub Rose

  Rosa ‘Tamora’ (shrub rose) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• ‘Free Spirit’ Floribunda Rose

  Rosa 'Free Spirit' (floribunda rose) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• ‘Foxy’ Foxglove

  Digitalis purpurea ‘Foxy’ (foxglove) in the Shakespeare Garden. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• Rose ‘Roter Korsar’

  Rosa ‘Roter Korsar’ (shrub rose) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• ‘Cubana’ Shrub Rose

  Rosa ‘Cubana’ (shrub rose) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• Pseudata Iris

  Iris ‘Kuragawa Noh’ (pseudata iris) in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Photo: Steven N. Severinghaus.

• Prickly-Pear

  Optuntia species (prickly-pear) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Steven N. Severinghaus.

• Southern Catalpa

  Catalpa bignonioides (southern catalpa) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Steven N. Severinghaus.

• California Poppy

  Eschscholzia californica (California poppy) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Sunshine Daydream Rose

  Rosa ‘Sunshine Dream’ (sunshine daydream rose) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Avens

  Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’ PBR (avens) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Steven N. Severinghaus.

• Shrub Rose

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

• Rose

  Rosa ‘George Burns’ (rose cultivar) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.

• Devil’s-Tongue

  Amorphophallus konjac (devil’s-tongue) in the Herb Garden. Photo: Brian Funk.

• Hybrid Tea Rose

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

• Ghent Azalea

  Rhododendron ‘Raphael de Smet’ (Ghent azalea). Photo: Steven N. Severinghaus.

• Flaming Peace Rose

  Rosa ‘Flaming Peace’ (Flaming Peace Rose) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.

• Blue False Indigo

  Baptisia australis (blue false indigo) in the Discovery Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Floss Flower

  Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Mink' (floss flower) in the Annual Border. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.

• Siberian Iris

  Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother' (Siberian iris) in the Water Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Water-Lily

  Nymphaea 'James Brydon' on Lily Pool Terrace. Photo: Jean-Marc Grambert.

• Bottlebrush Buckeye

  Aesculus parviflora (bottlebrush buckeye) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Sundial Lupine

  Lupinus perennis (sundial lupine) in the Native Flora Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Breadseed Poppy

  Papaver somniferum 'The Giant' (breadseed poppy) in the Shakespeare Garden. Photo: Jennifer Williams.

• Heart Leaved Groundsel

  Packera aurea (Heart-Leaved Groundsel) in the Native Flora Garden. Photo: Steven N. Severinghaus.

• Queen-of-the-Prairie

  Filipendula rubra (queen-of-the-prairie) in the Water Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Hybrid Spinosissima Rose

  Rosa 'Frühlingsschnee' (Hybrid Spinosissima Rose) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.

• Rocky Mountain Columbine

  Aquilegia caerulea (Colorado blue columbine) in the Perennial Border. Photo: Lee Patrick.

• Coleus

  Plectranthus species (coleus) in the Annual Border. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Catmint

  Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' (catmint) in the Fragrance Garden. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• ‘Radiation’ Lantana

  Lantana camara 'Radiation' (lantana) in the Annual Border. Photo: Alvina Lai.

• Allium

  Allium sp. (allium) in the Children's Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Plantain Lily

  Hosta 'Blue Wedgewood' (plantain lily) in the Shakespeare Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus

  Echinocereus fendleri ssp. fendleri (hedgehog cactus) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Black Elder

  Sambucus nigra ‘Eva’ (black elder) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Grandiflora Rose

  Rosa 'Prominent' (grandiflora rose) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.

• Tulip Tree

  Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree) near Celebrity Path. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Deutzia

  Deutzia scabra (deutzia) in the Plant Family Collection. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Pineapple

  Ananas comosus (pineapple) in the Herb Garden. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.

• Valerian

  Valerian officinalis (valerian) in the Shakespeare Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Willow Bell

  Campanula persicifolia 'Telham Beauty' (willow bell) in the Discovery Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Sacred Lotus

  Nelumbo nucifera 'Maggie Bell Slocum' (sacred lotus) in the Lily Pool Terrace. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.

• Violet

  Viola odorata (violet) in the Shakespeare Garden. Photo: Lee Patrick.

• Turnip

  Brassica rapa ssp. rapa (turnip) in the Children's Garden. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.

• Pitcher Plant

  Sarracenia species (pitcher plant) in the Jenkins Fountain pool on Lily Pool Terrace. Photo: Rebecca Bullene.

• Japanese Wisteria

  Wisteria floribunda (Japanese wisteria) in the Osborne Garden. Photo: Michael Stewart.

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