What’s In Bloom 2025

List curated by Jim Gorman, Visitor Services Assistant

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Franklin Tree, Franklinia alatamaha, Fir Ave.

Amur Maackia, Maackia amurensis, Ash Ave.

Bluebeard cultivar, Caryopteris ‘Dark Knight’, Sparrow Path

Harlequin Glorybower, Clerodendrum tricotomum, Fountain Ave.

Cardinal Flower, Lobelia cardinalis, Willow Pond

Castor Aralia, Kalopanax septemlobus, Willow Ave.

Plumbago, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, Laburnum Path

Indian Pink cultivar, Spigelia marilandica ‘Little Redhead’, Admin.

Purple Coneflower cultivar, Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’

Black-Eyed Susan cultivar, Rudbeckia ’American Gold Rush’, Admin.

Obedient Plant cultivar, Physostegia virginiana ‘Miss Manners’

Stonecrop cultivar, Sedum ‘Purple Emperor’, Fir Ave.

Sweetshrub, Calycanthus floridus, several locations

Summersweet, Clethra alnifolia, several locations

Wall Germander, Teucrium chamaedrys, Central Ave.

Meadowrue, Thalictrum rochebrunnianum, Pine Ave.

Butterfly Milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, Azalea Path

Threadleaf Tickseed cultivar, Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’, Azalea 

Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea, Azalea Path

Butterfly Bush cultivar, Buddleja davidii ‘Nanho Purple’, Azalea Path

Smooth Hydrangea, Hydrangea arborescens, Azalea Path

Daylily cultivar, Hemerocallis sp., several locations

Creeping Lily Turf, Liriope spicata, several locations

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed cultivar, Eutrochium maculatum ‘Gateway’

Heather, Calluna vulgaris, Garden Ave.

Geranium, Pelargonium sp., several locations

Common Trumpetcreeper, Campsis radicans, Hawthorn Path

Knock Out Rose, Rosa ‘Radrazz’, Spelman Road

Rugosa Rose, Rosa rugosa, Glen Ave.

Rose cultivar, Rosa ‘The Fairy’, @ Sphinx

Rose cultivars, Rosa spp., many locations

Hosta cultivars, Hosta spp., several locations

Fringeleaf Wild Petunia, Ruellia humilis, several locations

Shrubby Cinquefoil, Potentilla fruticosa, Asphodel Path

Pincushion cultivar, Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’, Fountain

Butterfly Bush cultivar, Buddleja davidii ‘Black Knight’, Fountain Av.

Sweet William hybrid, Dianthus x barbatus ‘PAS1141436C’, Ash Av.

Bee Blossom, Oenothera lindheimeri, Ash Ave.

Russian Sage, Salvia yangii, Ash Ave.

Gentian cultivar, Gentiana sp., Ash Ave.

Scarlet Rose Mallow, Hibiscus coccineus, Ash Ave.

Chinese Indigo, Indigofera amblyantha, Linden Path

Begonia, Begonia sp., several locations

Lily of the Nile, Agapanthus sp., Rosebay Path

Orange Coneflower, Rudbeckia fulgida, Rosebay Ave

Common Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Dell Path

Fringed Yellow-loosestrife, Lysimachia lanceolata, Dell Path

Jewelweed, Impatiens capensis, Dell Path

Fleece Flower, Bistorta sp., Birch Court Crypts

Trumpet Honeysuckle cultivar, Lonicera sempervirens ‘Alabama Crimson’, Pond Rd.

Japanese Pagoda Tree, Styphnolobium japonicum, several locations

Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus, many locations

Grapeleaf Anemone, Anemone tomentosa ‘Robustissima’, @ Sphinx

Hairy Alum Root cultivar Heuchera villosa ‘AutumnBride’ Hazel Path

Chinese Sumac, Rhus chinensis, Greenhouse garden

Sedum cultivar, Sedum ‘Autumn Fire’, @ bike rack

Sunsparkler cultivar, Sedum ‘Razzleberry’, @ bike rack

Oakleaf Hydrangea, Hydrangea quercifolia, many locations

Bigleaf Hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla, many locations

Chrysanthemum cultivar, Chrysanthemum sp., Lawn Ave.

Balloon Flower cultivar, Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Sentimental Blue’

Quick Fire Panicle Hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bulk’, Oak Av.

Anise Hyssop cultivar, Agastache sp., Story Chapel

Pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata, Willow Pond

Clematis cultivar, Clematis ‘Betty Corning’, Asa Gray Garden

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

Appalachian Mountain Mint, Pycnanthemum flexuosum, Asa Gray

Endless Summer Hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blushing Bride

Yellow Wax Bells, Kirengeshoma palmata, Asa Gray Garden

Mountain Fleece cultivar, Bistorta amplexicaulis ‘Firetail’, Asa Gray

Ornamental Onion cultivar, Allium ‘Summer Beauty’, Asa Gray

Large Flowered Catmint, Nepeta kubanica, Asa Gray Garden

False Sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides, Asa Gray Garden

Blazing Star, Liatris spicata, Asa Gray Garden

Korean Angelica, Angelica gigas, Asa Gray Garden

Astilbe cultivar, Astilbe sp., Asa Gray Garden

Japanese Ligularia, Ligularia japonica, Asa Gray Garden

Gray-headed Coneflower, Ratibida pinnata, Asa Gray Garden

Beautyberry, Callicarpa dichotoma, Asa Gray Garden

Tall Verbena, Verbena bonariensis, Asa Gray Garden

Big Leaf Aster, Eurybia macrophyllus, Asa Gray Garden

Japanese Summersweet, Clethra barbinervis, Asa Gray Garden

Skullcap, Scutellaria incana, several locations

Blue Mistflower, Conoclinium coelestinum, several locations

Great Blue Lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica, Indian Ridge Path

St John’s Wort, Hypericum calycinum, Indian Ridge Path

Lance Leaf Coreopsis, Coreopsis lanceolata, Indian Ridge Path

Threadleaf Tickseed cultivar, Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam”

Wild Bleeding Heart, Dicentra eximia, Indian Ridge Path

Blue-stem Goldenrod, Solidago caesia, Indian Ridge Path

White Heath Aster Symphyotrichum ericoides, Indian Ridge Path

Nodding Onion, Allium cernuum, Fountain Ave.

New England Aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, Mountain Ave.

New York Ironweed, Vernonia noveboracensis, Mountain Ave.

Spotted Beebalm, Monarda punctata, Mountain Ave.

Wild Bergamot, Monarda fistulosa, several locations

Southern Globe Thistle, Echinops ritro, Greenhouse garden

Globe Amaranthcultivar, Gomphrena sp., Greenhouse garden

Sea Lavender, Limonium latifolium, Greenhouse garden

Sea Holly cultivar, Eryngium sp., Greenhouse garden

Yarrow cultivar, Achillea sp., Greenhouse garden

Strawflower, Helichrysum bracteanum, Greenhouse garden

Celosia cultivar, Celosia sp., Greenhouse garden

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