Plants in Bloom

June highlights

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  Pseudata Iris

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

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  Prickly-Pear

  Optunia species (Prickly-Pear) in the Rock Garden. Photo: Steven N. Severinghaus.

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  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.

• Black Stem Bigleaf Hydrangea

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

• Sweetbay

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

• 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.

• Mountain Laurel

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

• Flaming Peace Rose

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

• Climbing Rose

  Rosa 'Alexandre Girault' (climbing rose) in the Rose Garden. Photo: Sarah Schmidt.

• 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.

• Knotweed

  Persicaria polymorpha (Knotweed) in the Water 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.

• ‘Foxy’ Foxglove

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

• 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 Rose Garden. Photo: Blanca Begert.

• Heirloom Tomato

  Solanum lycopersicum (heirloom tomato) in the Herb Garden. Photo: Alexandra Muller.

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