Pink and white anemones are blooming across the Gardens! Be sure to see the Robustissima grape-leaf anemone (Anemone tomentosa ‘Robustissima’) on the Cleaver Lawn, the WILD SWAN™ anemone (Anemone ‘MACANE001’) in the Vayo Meditation Garden, and the Whirlwind Japanese anemone (Anemone ‘Whirlwind’) outside the Burpee Kitchen Garden. Also blooming are two unusual woody plants: the Franklin tree (Franklinia alatamaha) in the Pond Garden, and the seven-son flower (Heptacodium miconioides) on the Haney Hillside.
What’s In Bloom – September 12, 2023
Lyn and Daniel Lerner Visitor Center
- Limelight panicled hydrangea – Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’
- Midnight Marvel rose–mallow – Hibiscus ‘Midnight Marvel’
- Nekan blue sage – Salvia azurea ‘Nekan’
- Starry Starry Night rose–mallow – Hibiscus ‘Starry Starry Night’
- reed grass – Calamagrostis arundinacea
- Mignonette strawberry – Fragaria ‘Mignonette’
Native Butterfly House
- JOSEPHINE clematis – Clematis ‘Evijohill’
- common sneezeweed – Helenium autumnale
- showy goldenrod – Solidago speciosa
- Wood’s Pink aster – Aster ‘Wood’s Pink’
Pond Garden
- various panicled hydrangea cultivars – Hydrangea paniculata cultivars
- LI’L BANG™ Enchanted Eve tickseed – Coreopsis ‘Enchanted Eve’
- Raydon’s Favorite aromatic aster – Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’
- flaxleaf whitetop – Ionactis linariifolia
- Southern Cross ironweed – Vernonia × ‘Southern Cross’
- Franklin tree – Franklinia alatamaha
- Pink Saucer Japanese anemone – Anemone hupehensis ‘Pink Saucer’
Great Lawn Gardens
- prairie dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis
- rough blazing star – Liatris aspera
- Autumn Glow toad–lily – Tricyrtis formosana ‘Autumn Glow’
- The Blues little bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium ‘The Blues’
- tall tickseed – Coreopsis tripteris
Lerner Garden of the Five Senses
- cardinal flower – Lobelia cardinalis
- Blue River II rose mallow – Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Blue River II’
- purple cyclamen – Cyclamen purpurascens
- Starry Starry Night rose mallow – Hibiscus ‘Starry Starry Night’
- True Blue gentian – Gentiana ‘True Blue’
- Chinese angelica – Angelica polymorpha
- Curtain Call Deep Rose anemone – Anemone ‘Curtain Call Deep Rose’
Slater Forest Pond
- toad–lily – Tricyrtis macropoda
- meadow bottle gentian – Gentiana clausa
- Fabiola water lily – Nymphaea ‘Fabiola’
Cleaver Lawn
- Pink Penny cranesbill – Geranium ‘Pink Penny’
- Robustissima grape–leaf anemone – Anemone tomentosa ‘Robustissima’
- Diana rose of Sharon – Hibiscus syriacus ‘Diana’
- Autumn Fire stonecrop – Hylotelephium ‘Autumn Fire’
- Sweet Summer panicled hydrangea – Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bokrathirteen’ Sweet Summer
Reiser Woodland Garden
- Shadowland® plantain lily – Hosta ‘Waterslide’ Shadowland®
- Himalayan maidenhair fern – Adiantum venustum
- beech fern – Phegopteris decursive–pinnata
- Brunette bugbane – Actaea simplex ‘Brunette’
- Bevis soft shield fern – Polystichum setiferum ‘Bevis’
Arbor Garden
- sage – Salvia transsylvanica
- Michiko Renge Oyama magnolia – Magnolia sieboldii ‘Michiko Renge’
- Rex stonecrop – Hylotelephium ‘T. Rex’
- Issai beautyberry – Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Issai’
- Blue Wonder toad–lily – Tricyrtis ‘Blue Wonder’
- Superba trumpet honeysuckle – Lonicera sempervirens ‘Superba’
Haney Hillside Garden
- cardinal flower – Lobelia cardinalis
- Maryland goldenaster – Chrysopsis mariana
- Virginia agave – Agave virginica
- Lemon Queen sunflower – Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’
- switch grass – Panicum virgatum
- Nally’s Green Dot white doll’s–daisy – Boltonia asteroides ‘Nally’s Green Dot’
- seven–son flower – Heptacodium miconioides
Vayo Meditation Garden
- WILD SWAN™ anemone – Anemone ‘MACANE001’
- Spellbound alum–root – Heuchera ‘Spellbound’
- Ghost Japanese painted fern – Athyrium ‘Ghost’
- Silver Sceptre Japanese sedge – Carex morrowii ‘Silver Sceptre’
- white turtlehead – Chelone glabra
Giles Rhododendron and Perennial Garden
- Japanese painted fern – Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’
- mixed plantain lily cultivars – Hosta
- Albo Striata Japanese forest grass – Hakonechloa macra ‘Albo Striata’
- yellow waxbells – Kirengeshoma palmata
- Silver Ghost lacebark pine – Pinus bungeana ‘Silver Ghost’
Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden
- SNOW FLAKE oak–leaf hydrangea – Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Brido’ SNOW FLAKE
- Gold Medal water lily – Nymphaea ‘Gold Medal’
- Tiny Toy aster – Aster ‘Tiny Toy’
- Rooguchi solitary clematis – Clematis ‘Rooguchi’
- Dark Knight bluebeard – Caryopteris × clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’
- New York ironweed – Vernonia noveboracensis
Burpee Kitchen Garden
- Royal Raspberry hummingbird mint – Agastache ‘Royal Raspberry’
- common rose–mallow – Hibiscus moscheutos
- Zebrina striped mallow – Malva sylvestris ‘Zebrina’
- cut–leaf prairie dock – Silphium terebinthinaceum pinnatifidum
- Brunette bugbane – Actaea simplex ‘Brunette’
- Whirlwind Japanese anemone – Anemone ‘Whirlwind’
Bosarge Family Education Center Gardens
- Prairie Glow brown–eyed Susan – Rudbeckia triloba ‘Prairie Glow’
- clustered mountain–mint – Pycnanthemum muticum
- Lemon Queen sunflower – Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’
- cut–leaf prairie dock – Silphium terebinthinaceum pinnatifidum
- Goldsturm orange coneflower – Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’