Lobelia cardinalis, cardinal flower is spectacular! The flowers of Clethra alnifolia (summersweet) are filling the gardens with their lovely fragrance. Phlox are putting on quite a show too. The big white and pink flowers of Hydrangea paniculata or peegee (panicle) hydrangea are very showy! Lovers of black-eyed-Susan and Joe-pye-weed will not be disappointed this week. In the Arbor Garden, Origanum ‘Rosenkuppel’ is super popular with many types of pollinators! The blue, golf ball-shaped flowers of Echinops (globe thistle) are full of pollinators. Heleniums or sneezeweed are adding splashes of orange and yellow around the gardens. And be sure to look for the bright red flowers of Hibiscus ‘Midnight Marvel’ in the Great Lawn garden.
Highlights from specific gardens:
Entrance Walk:
Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’ giant hyssop
Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ sweetshrub
Clematis heracleifolia ‘New Love’ bush clematis
Coreopsis ‘Enchanted Eve’ tickseed
Coreopsis ‘Sunfire’ tickseed
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ panicle hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’ oakleaf hydrangea
Founders’ Grove and Café:
Clethra alnifolia ‘Sixteen Candles’ summersweet
Lavendula ‘Phenomenal’ lavender
Lerner Garden of the Five Senses:
Achillea ‘Moonshine’ yarrow
Anemonopsis macrophylla false anemone
Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ summersweet
Helenium hybrid ‘Helbro’ sneezeweed
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bulk’, ‘Dharuma’ panicle hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Sike’s Dwarf’ (few) oakleaf hydrangea
Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Becky’ shasta daisy
Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’ blazing star
Monarda ‘Grandview Scarlet’ beebalm
Monarda ‘Prärienacht’ beebalm
Phlox paniculata ‘Danielle’ garden phlox
Pycnanthemum pilosum downy mountain mint
Rosa ‘Nearly Wild’ rose
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ black-eyed susan
Thalictrum rochebruneanum meadow rue
Slater Forest Pond:
Lobelia siphilitica great blue lobelia
Sagittaria latifolia common arrowhead
Woodland Garden: Campanula takesimana
Korean bellflower
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight panicle hydrangea
Veratrum formosanum black false hellebore
Cleaver Event Lawn and Gardens:
Allium ‘Millenium’ ornamental onion
Echinacea ‘Rubinstern’ purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’ purple coneflower
Geranium ‘Pink Penny’ geranium
Helenium ‘Red Jewel’ sneezeweed
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Diana’ rose-of-sharon
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Marina’ Blue Satin rose-of-sharon
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bokrathirteen’
Sweet Summer panicle hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Interhydia’ pink diamond hydrangea
Peroskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’
Russian sage
Phlox paniculata ‘Danielle’ garden phlox
Solidago ‘Dansolitlem’ little lemon goldenrod
Thalictrum rochebruneanum meadow rue
Veratrum formosanum veratrum
Great Lawn and Ledge Gardens:
Aesculus parviflora bottlebrush buckeye
Anemone x hybrid ‘September Charm’
Japanese anemone
Echinacea ‘Hot Papaya’, ‘Pica Bella’, ‘Rainbow Marcella’ purple coneflower
Echinacea assorted selections purple coneflower
Eutrochium maculatum ‘Gateway’
Joe-pye-weed Geranium ‘Gerwat’
Rozanne geranium
Helenium hybrida ‘Helbro’
Mardi Gras sneezeweed
Hemerocallis ‘Unexpected Extra’ daylily
Hibiscus ‘Midnight Marvel’ rose mallow
Lilium ‘Black Beauty’ lily
Malva sylvestris ‘Zebrina’ mallow
Phlox paniculata ‘Miss Elie’ garden phlox
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ black-eyed
Susan Rudbeckia maxima giant coneflower
Thalictrum rochebruneanum giant meadow rue
Bosarge Family Education Center Gardens:
Aconitum uncinatum blue monkshood
Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed
Cephalanthus occidentalis buttonbush
Echinacea purpurea purple coneflower
Eryngium yuccafolium rattlesnake-master
Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’ hairy alumroot
Phlox paniculata ‘David’ garden phlox
Harold & Bibby Alfond Children’s Garden:
Achillea ‘Coronation Gold’ yarrow
Allium ‘Pink Planet’ ornamental onion
Clematis x ‘Rooguchi’ clematis
Delphinium exaltatum tall larkspur
Echinacea purpurea ‘Rubinstern’ purple coneflower
Echinops ritro globethistle
Eupatorium perfoliatum boneset
Geranium ‘Jolly Bee’ geranium
Hydrangea arborescens ‘Abetwo’ Incrediball smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Brido’ Snowflake oakleaf hydrangea
Leucanthemum superbum ‘Becky’ Shasta daisy
Liatris ligulstylus
Liatris pycnostachya prairie blazing star
Nepeta subsessilis Japanese catmint
Nymphaea ‘Gold Medal’ water lily
Rudbeckia ‘Herbstsonne’ autumn sun coneflower
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Cappuccino’, ‘Cherokee Sunset’, ‘Prairie Sun’ black-eyed susan
Ruellia humilis wild petunia
Scutellaria incana downy skullcap
Haney Hillside Garden:
Clethra alnifolia summersweet
Corydalis lutea yellow fumitory
Dicentra eximia fernleaf bleeding heart
Gaura lindheimerii Walburton’s® Silver Fountain wand flower
Hibiscus ‘Berry Awesome’ rose mallow
Lobelia cardinalis cardinal flower
Pycnanthemum muticum mountain mint
Vayo Meditation Garden:
Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’ purple coneflower
Lobelia siphilitica great blue lobelia
Burpee Kitchen Garden:
Hydrangea arborescens ‘A. G. Anabelle’ smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens ‘PIIHA-I’ Endless Summer Bella Anna smooth hydrangea
Phlox paniculata ‘Orange Perfection’ garden phlox
Solidago ‘Sweety’ goldenrod
Vernonia novaboracensis New York ironweed
Arbor Garden:
Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite sweetshrub
Clethra barbinervis Japanese clethra
Coreopsis ‘Route 66’ thread-leaf tickseed
Diervilla sessifolia ‘LPDC Podaras’ Cool Splash southern bush honeysuckle
Geranium ‘Gerwat’ Rozanne geranium
Geranium ‘Jolly Bee’ geranium
Helenium hybrid ‘Helbro’ sneezeweed
Liatris ‘Floristan Weiss’ blazing star
Origanum ‘Rosenkuppel’ ornamental oregano
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian sage
Rudbeckia ‘Herbstsonne’ autumn sun coneflower
Scutellaria incana downy skullcap
Veratrum woodii wood’s bunchflower
Verbena bonariensis verbena
Veronicastrum virginicum culver’s root
Visitor Center:
Agastache ‘Peachie Keen’ anise hyssop
Allium ‘Serendipity’ ornamental onion
Chelone glabra turtlehead
Coreopsis verticillata ‘New Moon’ (few) tickseed
Echinacea ‘Cheyenne Spirit’, ‘Green Jewel’, ‘Green Twister’, ‘Supreme Cantaloupe’ coneflower
Hemerocallis ‘South Seas’ daylily
Hibiscus ‘Midnight Marvel’ rose mallow
Hydrangea arborescens Mini Mauvette® smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Great Star’ panicle hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Little Lamb’ panicle hydrangea
Kniphofia ‘Lady Luck’ red hot poker
Lilium ‘Black Beauty’ lily
Lilium ‘Captain Tricolore’ lily
Rudbeckia maxima large coneflower
Sanguisorba officinalis ‘Tanna’ great burnet
Sanguisorba officinalis var. microcephala ‘Little Angel’ dwarf burnet
Scabiosa ‘Butterfly Blue’ pincushion flower
Veronica longifolia ‘Bicolor Explosion’ speedwell
Butterfly House:
Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’ anise hyssop
Allium ‘Millenium’ ornamental onion
Asclepias incarnata swamp milkweed
Chelone glabra turtlehead
Echinops ritro globe thistle
Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’ blazing star
Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot
Monarda ‘Jacob Cline’ beebalm
Phlox paniculata ‘Younique Bicolor’ garden phlox
Pycnanthemum incanum hoary mountain-mint
Sanguisorba officinalis var microcephala ‘Little Angel’ dwarf burnet
New Pond Gardens:
Achillea millefolium ‘Moonbeam’ yarrow
Allium ‘Millenium’ ornamental onion
Allium ‘Summer Beauty’ ornamental onion
Asclepias tuberosa butterflyweed
Campanula poscharskyana ‘Blue Waterfall’ Serbian bellflower
Clematis ‘New Love’ clematis
Coreopsis ‘Enchanted Eve’ tickseed
Coreopsis ‘Sunfire’ tickseed
Echinacea Blushing Meadow Mama™, Butterfly™ Rainbow Marcella, ‘Lemon Drop’ purple coneflower
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Barry White’, ‘Great Star’ panicle hydrangea
Monarda punctata spotted beebalm
Pycnanthemum muticum short-toothed mountain mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium narrowleaf mountain mint
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Prairie Sun’ black-eyed Susan
Salvia nemerosa ‘Deep Rose Improved’ meadow sage
Sedum SunSparkler® ‘Dazzleberry’ stonecrop
Veronica ‘Bicolor Explosion’ speedwell
Discovery Bridge:
Achillea ptarmica ‘Peter Cottontail’ yarrow
Echinacea ‘Blushing Meadow Mama’, Lemon Drop™ coneflower
Eryngium planum ‘Blue Hobbit’ sea holly
Hydrangea arborescens Mini Mauvette® smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ panicle hydrangea
Veronica x ‘Bicolor Explosion’ speedwell
