In June see the
large flowers of the bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia macrophylla) in the Myrtle S.
Holden Wildflower Garden and enjoy the fragrance of the sweetbay magnolias (Magnolia virginiana) by Blueberry Pond.
Early in the month, peonies (Paeonia
lactiflora) are in bloom in the Display Garden and at Lantern Court where roses (Rosa Knock Out, Pink Knock Out, and
other disease resistant hardy roses) are blooming longer. Japanese and
Peking
tree lilacs
(Syringa reticulata, S. pekinensis) are flowering in the
Display
Garden
and in the
Sally
Gries
Entry
Garden
. Clematis (Clematis lanuginosa ‘Candida’, ‘Dr. Ruppel’,
‘Warsaw Nike’) are in bloom at
Lantern
Court
.
Kousa
dogwoods (Cornus kousa) are flowering
throughout the garden areas as are Japanese iris (Iris ensata) hardy geraniums (Geranium sanguineum, G. x cantabrigiense, G. ‘Rozanne’, G. ‘Tiny Monster’), hydrangeas (Hydrangea arborescens, H. quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’, H. paniculata ‘White Moth’) and stewartias
(Stewartia pseudocamellia, S.
sinensis). |
In the
Helen
S.
Layer
Rhododendron
Garden
native azaleas
(Rhododendron arborescens, R. cumberlandense), rosebay
rhododendrons (Rhododendron maximum),
and their hybrids are in bloom. Check out the dramatic burnt orange or yellow
spires of desert candle (Eremurus ‘Lemon Meringue’. ‘Cleopatra’,
‘Pinnocchio’) that stand out
in the
Sally
Gries
Entry
Garden
, the
Whitney
Memorial
Garden
and the Arlene
and
Arthur
S.
Holden
Butterfly
Garden
.
Don’t miss
the bright red flowers of Maltese Cross (Lychnis chalcedonica ‘Burning Love’),
the cool blue catmint (Nepeta x faassenii ‘
Walker
’s Low’), and
the yellow coneflowers (Echinacea
paradoxa) in the Arlene and Arthur S. Holden Jr.
Butterfly
Garden
.
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