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What's In Bloom

Kousa dogwod (Cornus kousa) Clematis 'Warsaw Nike'

Kousa dogwod (Cornus kousa)

Clematis 'Warsaw Nike'

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).

Oak-leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake')
Japanese iris (Iris ensata)

Oak-leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake')

Japanese iris (Iris ensata)

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 .

Maltese cross (Lychnis chalcedonica 'Burning Love')

Yellow coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa)

 

Foxtail-lily (Eremurus 'Lemon Meringue')

 
   
   

 

 

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