Highlights: This week some plants at the peak of their blooms include rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), garden phlox (Phlox paniculata), coneflowers (Rudbeckia spp.), hydrangeas (Hydrangea spp.) and a few late-blooming anemone (Anemone spp.). The Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden is covered in swaths of gold, light blue and purple as patches of Goldsturm orange coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’), small globe thistle (Echinops ritro) and Honeysong Purple Stokes’ aster (Stokesia laevis ‘Honeysong Purple’) go into flower. Despite being small and perhaps easy to miss, the blossoms of the common arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) in Slater Forest Pond have a delicate beauty sharp-eyed guests may enjoy.
Emory Welcome Gardens
1) SunSparkler® Dream Dazzler stonecrop – Sedum rupestre ‘Dream Dazzler’
2) Double Blue balloon flower – Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Double Blue’
3) Midnight Marvel hibiscus – Hibiscus ‘Midnight Marvel’
4) Red Feathers echium – Echium amoenum ‘Red Feathers’
5) Hold Me Close daylily – Hemerocallis ‘Hold Me Close’
6) Red Riding Hood garden phlox – Phlox paniculata ‘Red Riding Hood’
Butterfly House
1) Peter Cottontail sneezewort – Achillea ptarmica ‘Peter Cottontail’
2) Jeana garden phlox – Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’
3) Eastern beebalm – Monarda bradburiana
4) Sneezeweed – Helenium autumnale
5) Millenium ornamental onion – Allium × ‘Millenium’
6) Gray-stemmed goldenrod – Solidago nemoralis
Pond Garden
1) FIRST EDITIONS® GREAT STAR panicled hydrangea – Hydrangea paniculata ‘Le Vasterival’
2) BERRY WHITE® panicled hydrangea – Hydrangea paniculata ‘Renba’
3) Blue Chiffon® rose-of-Sharon – Hibiscus syriacus ‘Notwoodthree’
4) Pollypetite® rose-of-Sharon – Hibiscus × ‘Rosina’
5) Serendipity ornamental onion – Allium × ‘Serendipity’
6) SUMMERIFIC® Ballet Slippers hibiscus – Hibiscus × ‘Ballet Slippers’
Café Walk
1) Limelight panicled hydrangea – Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’
2) WILD SWAN™ anemone – Anemone ‘MACANE001’
3) True Blue gentian – Gentiana ‘True Blue’
Great Lawn
1) Great coneflower – Rudbeckia maxima
2) Meadow rue – Thalictrum rochebruneanum
3) Gateway spotted Joe-Pye weed – Eutrochium maculatum ‘Gateway’
4) September Charm anemone – Anemone × hybrida ‘September Charm’
5) Black Beauty lily – Lilium ‘Black Beauty’
6) Red Riding Hood garden phlox – Phlox paniculata ‘Red Riding Hood’
Lerner Garden of the Five Senses
1) Danielle garden phlox – Phlox paniculata ‘Danielle’
2) Angelica – Angelica gigas
3) Goldsturm orange coneflower – Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’
4) Ruby Spice summersweet – Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’
5) Iron Butterfly narrowleaf ironweed – Vernonia lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’
6) Curly Fries hosta – Hosta ‘Curly Fries’
7) Little Joe coastal plain Joe-Pye weed – Eutrochium dubium ‘Little Joe’
Slater Forest Pond
1) Quick Fire panicled hydrangea – Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bulk’ Quick Fire
2) Great blue lobelia – Lobelia siphilitica
3) Common arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia
Cleaver Lawn
1) RUBY STAR purple coneflower – Echinacea ‘Rubinstern’
2) Robustissima grape-leaf anemone – Anemone tomentosa ‘Robustissima’
3) White Swan coneflower – Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’
4) Eastern featherbells – Stenanthium gramineum
5) Sweet Summer panicled hydrangea – Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bokrathirteen’
6) Little Spire sage – Salvia yangii ‘Little Spire’
7) Diana rose-of-Sharon – Hibiscus syriacus ‘Diana’
Reiser Woodland Garden
1) Munchkin oakleaf hydrangea – Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Munchkin’
2) Veratrum – Veratrum formosanum
3) Korean bellflower – Campanula takesimana
4) Light O’ Day bigleaf hydrangea – Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bailday’
5) Autumn Glow toad lily – Tricyrtis formosana ‘Autumn Glow’
6) Shadowland® hosta – Hosta ‘Waterslide’ Shadowland®
7) Firefly coral bells – Heuchera ‘Leuchtkafer’
Arbor Garden
1) Herbstsonne coneflower – Rudbeckia ‘Herbstsonne’
2) Angelica – Angelica gigas
3) Pure Joy stonecrop – Hylotelephium ‘Pure Joy’
4) Robusta rose – Rosa ‘Robusta’
5) Rattlesnake-master – Eryngium yuccifolium
Haney Hillside Garden
1) Purple coneflower – Echinacea purpurea
2) Cardinal flower – Lobelia cardinalis
3) Paniculata summersweet – Clethra alnifolia ‘Paniculata’
4) Culver’s root – Veronicastrum virginicum
5) Fetterbush – Pieris floribunda
6) Bronze Wave hairy alumroot – Heuchera villosa ‘Bronze Wave’
Vayo Meditation Garden
1) Plumleaf azalea – Rhododendron prunifolium
2) Ice Dance Japanese sedge – Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’
3) WILD SWAN™ anemone – Anemone ‘MACANE001’
4) Great blue lobelia – Lobelia siphilitica
5) Himalayan maidenhair fern – Adiantum venustum
Giles Rhododendron and Perennial Garden
1) Annabelle smooth hydrangea – Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’
2) Sprite astilbe – Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Sprite’
3) Hayscented fern – Dennstaedtia punctilobula
4) Aureola Japanese forest grass – Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden
1) Invincibelle Spirit smooth hydrangea – Hydrangea arborescens ‘NCHA1’
2) Various coneflower species – Echinacea spp.
3) SNOW FLAKE oakleaf hydrangea – Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Brido’
4) Honeysong Purple Stokes’ aster – Stokesia laevis ‘Honeysong Purple’
5) Blue Chiffon® rose-of-Sharon – Hibiscus syriacus ‘Notwoodthree’
6) Glenda spotted Joe-Pye weed – Eutrochium maculatum var. maculatum ‘Glenda’
7) Colorado water lily – Nymphaea ‘Colorado’
8) Venus sweetshrub – Calycanthus ‘Venus’
9) Small globe thistle – Echinops ritro
Burpee Kitchen Garden
1) Green Twister purple coneflower – Echinacea purpurea ‘Green Twister’
2) Zebrina striped mallow – Malva sylvestris ‘Zebrina’
3) Autumn Colors brown-eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta ‘Autumn Colors’
4) Double Blue balloon flower – Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Double Blue’
5) Common hibiscus – Hibiscus moscheutos
Education Center Gardens
1) Rattlesnake-master – Eryngium yuccifolium
2) Slender mountain mint – Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
3) Blue monkshood – Aconitum uncinatum
4) Sputnik buttonbush – Cephalanthus occidentalis ‘Sputnik’
5) Prairie Glow brown-eyed Susan – Rudbeckia triloba ‘Prairie Glow’
6) Autumn Bride hairy alumroot – Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’
