Highlights: Rhododendrons and azaleas (Rhododendron spp.) continue on in their splendor this week, as poppies (Papaver spp.) and ornamental onions (Allium spp.) begin to open on the Great Lawn! Various species and cultivars of Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum spp.) can be spotted throughout the gardens in a range of forms—from towering to tiny; from variegated leaves to ruby-red stems. For a unique sight, head to the Burpee Kitchen Garden to see the flowers of the golden-chain tree (Laburnum × watereri ‘Vossii’).
Lyn and Daniel Lerner Visitor’s Center
1) Blue Bird columbine – Aquilegia ‘Blue Bird’
2) Before the Storm iris – Iris ‘Before the Storm’
3) Southern Charm mullein – Verbascum ‘Southern Charm’
4) Yuki Cherry Blossom® deutzia – Deutzia ‘NCDX2’
5) Snow-in-summer – Cerastium tomentosum
6) Opening Day™ doublefile viburnum – Viburnum plicatum ‘PIIVIB-II’
Butterfly House
1) Blue Moon woodland phlox – Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’
2) Kahori pink – Dianthus ‘Kahori’
3) Amethyst in Snow mountain bluet – Centaurea montana ‘Amethyst in Snow’
4) Amethyst Dream mountain bluet – Centaurea montana ‘Amethyst Dream’
5) Red Feathers echium – Echium amoenum ‘Red Feathers’
6) Common golden Alexanders – Zizia aurea
Pond Garden
1) Totally Tangerine avens – Geum × ‘Totally Tangerine’
2) Percy Wiseman rhododendron – Rhododendron ‘Percy Wiseman’
3) Splendens sea thrift – Armeria maritima ‘Splendens’
4) Sensation Deep Rose Improved sage – Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Deep Rose Improved’
5) TABLE MOUNTAIN® ice plant – Delosperma ‘John Profit’
Café Walk
1) Shasta doublefile viburnum – Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum ‘Shasta’
2) Cutting Edge foamflower – Tiarella ‘Cutting Edge’
3) Ft. McNair red horse chestnut – Aesculus × carnea ‘Ft. McNair’
4) Ruby Slippers fragrant Solomon’s seal – Polygonatum odoratum ‘Ruby Slippers’
5) Albiflorus redvein enkianthus – Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Albiflorus’
6) Nova Zembla rhododendron – Rhododendron ‘Nova Zembla’
7) Hartlage Wine sweetshrub – Calycanthus × raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’
Great Lawn
1) Pinball Wizard ornamental onion – Allium ‘Pinball Wizard’
2) Red Selection ornamental rhubarb – Rheum tanguticum ‘Red Selection’
3) Cocktail Mai Tai avens – Geum ‘Mai Tai’
4) DECADENCE® Blueberry Sundae false indigo – Baptisia ‘Blueberry Sundae’
5) Yellow Fantasy ornamental onion – Allium ‘Yellow Fantasy’
Lerner Garden of the Five Senses
1) Blue Moon woodland phlox – Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’
2) Axminster Gold comfrey – Symphytum × uplandicum ‘Axminster Gold’
3) Variegated Japanese water iris – Iris laevigata ‘Variegata’
4) Addison Leather-flower – Clematis addisonii
5) Mountain arnica – Arnica montana
6) Gauguin peony – Paeonia ‘Gauguin’
7) Priscilla of Corinth iris – Iris ‘Priscilla of Corinth’
Slater Forest Pond
1) Shiozaki rue-anemone – Thalictrum thalictroides ‘Shiozaki’
2) Southern red trillium – Trillium sulcatum
3) Bilberry Ice spiderwort – Tradescantia ‘Bilberry Ice’
4) Variegatum fragrant Solomon’s seal – Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum ‘Variegatum’
Cleaver Lawn
1) Royal Velvet Distinction honey balm – Melittis melissophyllum ‘Royal Velvet Distinction’
2) Red Selection ornamental rhubarb – Rheum tanguticum ‘Red Selection’
3) Blanc Double de Courbert rose – Rosa ‘Blanc Double de Courbert’
4) Honey garlic – Allium siculum subsp. dioscoridis
5) Gas plant – Dictamnus albus
Reiser Woodland Garden
1) Wide Whale Corduroy Jack-in-the-pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum subsp. stewardsonii ‘Wide Whale Corduroy’
2) Firefly coral bells – Heuchera ‘Leuchtkafer’
3) Korean bellflower – Campanula takesimana
4) Origami White columbine – Aquilegia ‘Origami White’
Arbor Garden
1) White Knight weigela – Weigela florida ‘White Knight’
2) Royal Wedding poppy – Papaver orientale ‘Royal Wedding’
3) Ornamental onion – Allium cristophii
4) Pink honey garlic – Allium tripedale
5) Renaissance bridal-wreath – Spiraea × vanhouttei ‘Renaissance’
Haney Hillside Garden
1) Running Tapestry foamflower – Tiarella cordifolia ‘Running Tapestry’
2) Superstar green and gold – Chrysogonum virginianum ‘Superstar’
3) Excelsior Spanish bluebell – Hyacinthoides hispanica ‘Excelsior’
4) Roseshell azalea – Rhododendron prinophyllum
5) Coast azalea – Rhododendron atlanticum
6) Raspberry Splash lungwort – Pulmonaria ‘Raspberry Splash’
Vayo Meditation Garden
1) Chocolate Chip bugleweed – Ajuga reptans ‘Valfredda’
2) Nodding enkianthus – Enkianthus cernuus f. rubens
3) Alexandria bugloss – Brunnera macrophylla ‘Alexandria’
4) Bunchberry – Cornus canadensis
Giles Rhododendron and Perennial Garden
1) Mixed rhododendron cultivars – Rhododendron spp.
2) Siebold’s primrose – Primula sieboldii
3) Japanese primrose – Primula japonica
4) Japanese cobra lily – Arisaema serratum var. mayebarae
5) Mariesii doublefile viburnum – Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum ‘Mariesii’
Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden
1) Lemon Dream rhododendron – Rhododendron ‘Lemon Dream’
2) Rainbow dog-hobble – Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’
3) Showy Lantern redvein enkianthus – Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Showy Lantern’
4) Sunflower pawpaw – Asimina triloba ‘Sunflower’
5) Common pitcher plant – Sarracenia purpurea
6) Oui Madame iris – Iris ‘Oui Madame’
Burpee Kitchen Garden
1) Blue Moon woodland phlox – Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’
2) Sea kale – Crambe maritima
3) Klondyke rhododendron – Rhododendron ‘Klondyke’
4) Comfrey – Symphytum grandiflorum
5) Golden-chain tree – Laburnum × watereri ‘Vossii’
Education Center Gardens
1) Emerald Ice rhododendron – Rhododendron ‘Emerald Ice’
2) Canada windflower – Anemone canadensis
3) Deep Pink pinxterbloom azalea – Rhododendron periclymenoides ‘Deep Pink’
4) Wild geranium – Geranium maculatum
