Highlights: With the buds of lilies (Lilium) beginning to open across the grounds, visitors can expect to see a spectacular variety of this beautiful genus in their time spent at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens this week. Additionally, small trees and large shrubs are taking center stage, with kousa dogwoods (Cornus kousa) and sweetshrubs (Calycanthus spp.) prominently blooming on the Cleaver Lawn and the Café Entrance Walk respectively. Guests can spot dancing crane cobra lily (Arisaema heterophyllum) in the Vayo Meditation Garden.
Lyn and Daniel Lerner Visitor’s Center
1) American Goldfinch false indigo – Baptisia ‘American Goldfinch’
2) Indigo – Indigofera kirilowii
3) Kokonoyama mountain hydrangea – Hydrangea serrata ‘Kokonoyama’
4) Tiny Diamond lily – Lilium ‘Tiny Diamond’
5) Zing Rose pink – Dianthus ‘Zing Rose’
6) Gracieuse Japanese water iris – Iris ensata ‘Gracieuse’
Butterfly House
1) Turkish sage – Phlomis russeliana
2) Giles Van Hees speedwell – Veronica ‘Giles van Hees’
3) Sassy Summer Sunset yarrow – Achillea millefolium ‘Sassy Summer Sunset’
4) White Pearl bellflower – Campanula carpatica ‘White Pearl’
5) Common milkweed – Asclepias syriaca
Pond Garden
1) Grace smoketree – Cotinus × ‘Grace’
2) Blackbeard smooth beard-tongue – Penstemon digitalis ‘Blackbeard’
3) Burning Hearts false sunflower – Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra ‘Burning Hearts’
4) Red Umbrellas meadowsweet – Filipendula multijuga × palmata ‘Wbprest’
5) Blue Shadow kousa dogwood – Cornus kousa ‘Blue Shadow’
6) LI’L BANG™ Enchanted Eve tickseed – Coreopsis ‘Enchanted Eve’
Café Walk
1) Goat’s beard – Aruncus dioicus
2) Aphrodite sweetshrub – Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’
3) Samaritan® kousa dogwood – Cornus kousa ‘Sanzam’
4) Meadowsweet – Filipendula camtschatica
Great Lawn
1) Large yellow foxglove – Digitalis grandiflora
2) Pretty Belinda yarrow – Achillea millefolium ‘Pretty Belinda’
3) Logan Calhoun prairie poppy mallow – Callirhoe alcaeoides ‘Logan Calhoun’
4) Purple poppy-mallow – Callirhoe involucrata
5) Queen Alexandra poppy – Papaver orientale ‘Queen Alexandra’
6) Husker Red smooth beard-tongue – Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’
Lerner Garden of the Five Senses
1) Summer Snow Japanese tree lilac – Syringa reticulata ‘Summer Snow’
2) Triple Play smooth phlox – Phlox glaberrima ‘Triple Play’
3) Orange Gnome catchfly – Lychnis × arkwrightii ‘Orange Gnome’
4) Golden Queen globe flower – Trollius chinensis ‘Golden Queen’
Slater Forest Pond
1) Japanese primrose – Primula japonica
2) White lightening azalea – Rhododendron ‘White Lightning’
3) Assorted water lily cultivars – Nymphaea spp.
5) Star of Beauty great masterwort – Astrantia major ‘Star of Beauty’
4) Claude Shride lily – Lilium ‘Claude Shride’
Cleaver Lawn
1) Stainless Steel coral bells – Heuchera ‘Stainless Steel’
2) Heart Throb kousa dogwood – Cornus kousa ‘Schmred’
3) Misty Lace goat’s beard – Aruncus ‘Misty Lace’
4) Midnight Masquerade beard-tongue – Penstemon ‘Midnight Masquerade’
5) Moonsplash dogwood – Cornus kousa ‘Moonsplash’
Reiser Woodland Garden
1) Firefly coral bells – Heuchera ‘Leuchtkafer’
2) Vanilla Gorilla great masterwort – Astrantia major ‘Vanilla Gorilla’
3) Misty Lace goat’s beard – Aruncus ‘Misty Lace’
4) White-striped cobra lily – Arisaema candidissimum
Arbor Garden
1) Lillian Gibson rose – Rosa ‘Lillian Gibson’
2) Polareis rose – Rosa ‘Polareis’
3) Roxy shrub rose – Rosa ‘KORsineo’
4) Cleopatra foxtail lily – Eremurus × isabellinus ‘Cleopatra’
5) Marshmallow shasta daisy – Leucanthemum × superbum ‘Marshmallow’
6) Sundrops – Oenothera tetragona
Haney Hillside Garden
1) Purple Flame blue flag – Iris versicolor ‘Purple Flame’
2) Hoffman’s Pink mountain laurel – Kalmia latifolia ‘Hoffman’s Pink’
3) Morris Berd smooth phlox – Phlox glaberrima ‘Morris Berd’
4) Yellow corydalis – Corydalis lutea
5) Bog Jacob’s ladder – Polemonium vanbruntiae
Vayo Meditation Garden
1) Dancing crane cobra lily – Arisaema heterophyllum
2) Northern blue flag – Iris versicolor
3) Ghost Japanese painted fern – Athyrium ‘Ghost’
Giles Rhododendron and Perennial Garden
1) Pohjola’s Daughter rhododendron – Rhododendron ‘Pohjola’s Daughter’
2) Cumberland azalea – Rhododendron bakeri
3) Weston’s Innocence azalea – Rhododendron ‘Weston’s Innocence’
4) Empress Wu hosta – Hosta ‘Empress Wu’
Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden
1) Cleopatra foxtail lily – Eremurus × isabellinus ‘Cleopatra’
2) Jerusalem sage – Phlomoides tuberosa
3) Gold Medal water lily – Nymphaea ‘Gold Medal’
4) Garden angelica – Angelica archangelica
5) Alionushka clematis – Clematis ‘Alionushka’
6) Common pitcher plant – Sarracenia purpurea (orange form)
Burpee Kitchen Garden
1) Screamin’ Yellow false indigo – Baptisia sphaerocarpa ‘Screamin’ Yellow’
2) California poppy – Eschscholzia californica subsp. californica
3) Moonshine yarrow – Achillea ‘Moonshine’
4) Paprika yarrow – Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’
Education Center Gardens
1) Canada windflower – Anemone canadensis
2) Husker Red smooth beard-tongue – Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’
3) Northern blue flag – Iris versicolor
4) Northern maidenhair fern – Adiantum pedatum
