What’s In Bloom 2024

By mid-October Mount Auburn’s landscape is awash in color.  As our many deciduous trees and shrubs begin to transform their foliage into jewel-tone shades of red, orange, yellow, and purple, other plants set out their fall fruits and nuts.

What’s in Bloom: Week of October 21, 2024

List curated by Jim Gorman, Visitor Services Assistant

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Franklin tree, Franklinia alatamaha, Fir Ave.

Dwarf chrysanthemum cultivar, Chrysanthemum weyrichii ‘White Bomb’

Chrysanthemum cultivars, Chrysanthemum spp. several locations

Common witch hazel, Hamamelis virginiana, Indian Ridge Path

Anise hyssop cultivar, Agastache sp., Ash ave.

Plumbago, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, Laburnum Path

Purple coneflower cultivar, Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’

Black eyed Susan cultivar, Rudbeckia ’American Gold Rush’, Admin. Bldg.

Chastetree cultivar, Vitex agnus-castus ‘Shoal Creek’, Field Rd.

New England aster, Symphyoritrichum novae-angliae, several locations

Geranium, Pelargonium sp., several locations

Rose cultivars, Rosa spp., several locations

Knock Out rose, Rosa ‘Radrazz’, Spelman Road

Rose cultivar, Rosa ‘The Fairy’, @ Sphinx

Pincushion cultivar, Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’, Fountain Ave.

Rockin’ Red sweet William, Dianthus x barbatus ‘PAS1141436’, Ash Ave.

Bee blossom, Oenothera lindheimeri, Ash Ave.

Russian sage, Salvia yangii, Ash Ave., several locations

Chinese indigo, Indigofera amblyantha, Linden Path

Begonia, Begonia sp., several locations

New Guinea impatiens, Impatiens sp., several locations

Trumpet honeysuckle cultivar, Lonicera sempervirens ‘Alabama Crimson’,

Fleece flower, Bistorta sp., Birch Court Crypts

Pickeral weed, Pontederia cordata, Halcyon Lake

Azalea cultivar, Rhododendron ‘Lemon Lights’, Halcyon Ave.

Glossy abelia cultivar, Abelia xgrandiflora ‘Rose Creek’, Field Rd.

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla, several locations

Panicle hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata, several locations.

Japanese aster, Aster ageratoides ‘Esa Murasaki’. Asa Gray Garden

Garden phlox cultivar, Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’, Asa Gray Garden

Mountain fleece cultivar, Bistorta amplexicaulis ‘Firetail’, Asa Gray Garden

Tartarian aster cultivar, Aster tartaricus ‘Jindai’, Asa Gray Garden

Smooth aster cultivar, Symphyotrichum laeve ‘Bluebird’, Asa Gray Garden

Tall verbena, Verbena bonariensis, Asa Gray Garden

Gray-headed coneflower, Ratibida pinnata, Asa Gray Garden

Upright wild ginger, Saruma henryi, Asa Gray Garden

Blue mistflower, Conoclinium coelestinum, several locations

Lance leaf coreopsis, Coreopsis lanceolata, Indian Ridge Path

Wild bleeding heart, Dicentra eximia, Indian Ridge Path

Threadleaf Tickseed cultivar, Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam”

Blue-stem goldenrod, Solidago caesia, Indian Ridge Path

White heath Aster Symphyotrichum ericoides, Indian Ridge Path

Hyssopleaf thoroughwort, Eupatorium hyssopifolium, Mountain Ave.

Hairy alum root cultivar, Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’, Mountain Ave. Globe amaranth cultivar, Gomphrena sp., Greenhouse garden

Strawflower, Helichrysum bracteatum, Greenhouse garden

Sea lavender, Limonium latifolium, Greenhouse garden

Snapdragon cultivar, Antirrhinum sp., Greenhouse garden

Cosmos cultivar, Cosmos sp., Greenhouse garden

Celosia cultivar, Celosia sp., Greenhouse garden

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