Highlights: This week, feathery astilbe (Astilbe) begin to reach peak bloom throughout the gardens. Lilies (Lilium) continue their spectacular display, with the cultivars ‘Tiny Moon’ and ‘Tiny Diamond’ welcoming visitors as they make their way into the Emory Welcome Gardens. A corner of the Arbor garden draws special attention with its sea of yellow sundrops (Oenothera tetragona) and white astilbe (Astilbe ‘Deutschland’), interspersed with pops of bright red crocosmia (Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’).
Emory Welcome Gardens
1) Kokonoyama mountain hydrangea – Hydrangea serrata ‘Kokonoyama’
2) Tiny Diamond lily – Lilium ‘Tiny Diamond’
3) McCue’s Blue Boy Japanese iris – Iris ensata ‘McCue’s Blue Boy’
4) Hummelo betony – Stachys officinalis ‘Hummelo’
5) Tiny Moon lily – Lilium ‘Tiny Moon’
6) Pink Lady Japanese iris – Iris ensata ‘Pink Lady’
Butterfly House
1) Giles Van Hees speedwell – Veronica ‘Giles van Hees’
2) Sassy Summer Sunset yarrow – Achillea millefolium ‘Sassy Summer Sunset’
3) White Pearl bellflower – Campanula carpatica ‘White Pearl’
4) Common milkweed – Asclepias syriaca
5) Sundrops – Oenothera tetragona
Pond Garden
1) Blackbeard smooth beard-tongue – Penstemon digitalis ‘Blackbeard’
2) Burning Hearts false sunflower – Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra ‘Burning Hearts’
3) Red Umbrellas meadowsweet – Filipendula multijuga × palmata ‘Wbprest’
4) LI’L BANG™ Enchanted Eve tickseed – Coreopsis ‘Enchanted Eve’
5) Butterfly weed – Asclepias tuberosa
6) New Vintage™ Violet yarrow – Achillea millefolium ‘Balvinolet’
Café Walk
1) Aphrodite sweetshrub – Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’
2) Hummelo betony – Stachys officinalis ‘Hummelo’
3) Paul’s Glory hosta – Hosta ‘Paul’s Glory’
4) Bressingham Beauty astilbe – Astilbe × arendsii ‘Bressingham Beauty’
Great Lawn
1) Pretty Belinda yarrow – Achillea millefolium ‘Pretty Belinda’
2) Purple poppy-mallow – Callirhoe involucrata
3) Queen Alexandra poppy – Papaver orientale ‘Queen Alexandra’
4) Husker Red smooth beard-tongue – Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’
5) Leptodermis – Leptodermis oblonga
6) Purple Rain lilac sage – Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
7) Jacob Cline beebalm – Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Cline’
Lerner Garden of the Five Senses
1) Triple Play smooth phlox – Phlox glaberrima ‘Triple Play’
2) Carolina lupine – Thermopsis villosa
3) Danielle garden phlox – Phlox paniculata ‘Danielle’
4) Nearly Wild floribunda rose – Rosa ‘Nearly Wild’
5) Becky shasta daisy – Leucanthemum ×superbum ‘Becky’
6) WILD SWAN™ anemone – Anemone ‘MACANE001’
7) Snowdrift astilbe – Astilbe ‘Snowdrift’
Slater Forest Pond
1) Japanese primrose – Primula japonica
2) Assorted water lily cultivars – Nymphaea spp.
8) Star of Beauty great masterwort – Astrantia major ‘Star of Beauty’
3) Claude Shride lily – Lilium ‘Claude Shride’
4) The Rocket ligularia – Ligularia ‘The Rocket’
Cleaver Lawn
1) Heart Throb kousa dogwood – Cornus kousa ‘Schmred’
2) Midnight Masquerade beard-tongue – Penstemon ‘Midnight Masquerade’
3) Moonsplash dogwood – Cornus kousa ‘Moonsplash’
4) Silver Carpet lamb’s-ears – Stachys byzantina ‘Silver Carpet’
5) Rock and Roll astilbe – Astilbe hybrida ‘Rock and Roll’
6) Yellow coneflower – Echinacea paradoxa
Reiser Woodland Garden
1) Firefly coral bells – Heuchera ‘Leuchtkafer’
2) Vanilla Gorilla great masterwort – Astrantia major ‘Vanilla Gorilla’
3) White-striped cobra lily – Arisaema candidissimum
4) Goat’s beard – Aruncus sylvester var. sylvester
Arbor Garden
1) Lillian Gibson rose – Rosa ‘Lillian Gibson’
2) Cleopatra foxtail lily – Eremurus × isabellinus ‘Cleopatra’
3) Marshmallow shasta daisy – Leucanthemum ×superbum ‘Marshmallow’
4) Sundrops – Oenothera tetragona
5) Deutschland astilbe – Astilbe ‘Deutschland’
6) Lucifer crocosmia – Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’
7) Lupo miniature rose – Rosa ‘KORdwarul’
8) Superba trumpet honeysuckle – Lonicera sempervirens ‘Superba’
Haney Hillside Garden
1) Yellow corydalis – Corydalis lutea
2) Elizabeth bellflower – Campanula takesimana ‘Elizabeth’
3) Long-sepal beard-tongue – Penstemon calycosus
4) false goat’s beard – Astilbe biternata
5) Tasteless stonecrop – Sedum sexangulare
Vayo Meditation Garden
1) Dancing crane cobra lily – Arisaema heterophyllum
2) Ghost Japanese painted fern – Athyrium ‘Ghost’
3) Aureola Japanese forest grass – Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
4) Himalayan maidenhair fern – Adiantum venustum
5) Stonecrop – Sedum stefco
Giles Rhododendron and Perennial Garden
1) Empress Wu hosta – Hosta ‘Empress Wu’
2) Sensation Japanese iris – Iris ensata ‘Sensation’
3) Swamp azalea – Rhododendron viscosum
4) Avalanche astilbe – Astilbe ‘Avalanche’
Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden
1) Gold Medal water lily – Nymphaea ‘Gold Medal’
2) Garden angelica – Angelica archangelica
3) Weston’s Sparkler azalea – Rhododendron ‘Weston’s Sparkler’
4) New Vintage™ Violet yarrow – Achillea millefolium ‘Balvinolet’
5) Rooguchi clematis – Clematis ‘Rooguchi’
6) Yellow meadow rue – Thalictrum speciosissimum
7) Wega mullein – Verbascum × hybridum ‘Wega’
Burpee Kitchen Garden
1) California poppy – Eschscholzia californica subsp. californica
2) Paprika yarrow – Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’
3) Peaches and Cream astilbe – Astilbe ‘Peaches and Cream’
4) Regal lily – Lilium regale
5) ROZANNE cranesbill – Geranium ‘Gerwat’ Rozanne
Education Center Gardens
1) Canada windflower – Anemone canadensis
2) Husker Red smooth beard-tongue – Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’
3) Carolina rose – Rosa carolina
