Late summer flowers are in full bloom at the Gardens! Check out the beautiful toad–lily (Tricyrtis macropoda) blooming in Slater Forest Pond, and the bright yellow flowers of cut–leaf prairie dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum var. pinnatifidum) blooming by the Burpee Kitchen Garden. The showy purple flowers of blazing star (Liatris) are also blooming. The rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) on the Great Lawn and Northern plains blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis) in the Native Butterfly House gardens look especially lovely.
What’s In Bloom – September 5, 2023
Lyn and Daniel Lerner Visitor Center
- Limelight panicled hydrangea – Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’
- Midnight Marvel rose–mallow – Hibiscus ‘Midnight Marvel’
- German garlic – Allium senescens
- Southern Charm mullein – Verbascum ‘Southern Charm’
- Nekan blue sage – Salvia azurea ‘Nekan’
- Starry Starry Night rose–mallow – Hibiscus ‘Starry Starry Night’
Native Butterfly House
- JOSEPHINE clematis – Clematis ‘Evijohill’
- Canada burnet – Sanguisorba canadensis
- Northern Plains blazing star – Liatris ligulistylis
- Common sneezeweed – Helenium autumnale
- Wild bergamot – Monarda fistulosa
Pond Garden
- Various panicled hydrangea cultivars – Hydrangea paniculata cultivars
- TABLE MOUNTAIN® ice plant – Delosperma ‘John Profit’
- LI’L BANG™ Enchanted Eve tickseed – Coreopsis ‘Enchanted Eve’
- SUMMERIFIC® Ballet Slippers hibiscus – Hibiscus × ‘Ballet Slippers’
- Raydon’s Favorite aromatic aster – Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’
- Flaxleaf whitetop – Ionactis linariifolia
Great Lawn Gardens
- Prairie dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis
- SUMMERIFIC® Berry Awesome rose–mallow – Hibiscus ‘Berry Awesome’
- Rough blazing star – Liatris aspera
- Autumn Glow toad–lily – Tricyrtis formosana ‘Autumn Glow’
- The Blues little bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium ‘The Blues’
- Tall tickseed – Coreopsis tripteris
Lerner Garden of the Five Senses
- Cardinal flower – Lobelia cardinalis
- Blue River II rose mallow – Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Blue River II’
- Angelica – Angelica gigas
- Purple cyclamen – Cyclamen purpurascens
- Starry Starry Night rose mallow – Hibiscus ‘Starry Starry Night’
- True Blue gentian – Gentiana ‘True Blue’
- Chinese angelica – Angelica polymorpha
Slater Forest Pond
- Blue cardinal flower – Lobelia siphilitica
- Toad–lily – Tricyrtis macropoda
- Meadow bottle gentian – Gentiana clausa
Cleaver Lawn
- Pink Penny cranesbill – Geranium ‘Pink Penny’
- Robustissima grape–leaf anemone – Anemone tomentosa ‘Robustissima’
- Diana rose of Sharon – Hibiscus syriacus ‘Diana’
- Autumn Fire stonecrop – Hylotelephium ‘Autumn Fire’
- Sweet Summer panicled hydrangea – Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bokrathirteen’ Sweet Summer
Reiser Woodland Garden
- Shadowland® plantain lily – Hosta ‘Waterslide’ Shadowland®
- Himalayan maidenhair fern – Adiantum venustum
- Munchkin oak–leaf hydrangea – Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Munchkin’
- Brunette bugbane – Actaea simplex ‘Brunette’
- Bevis soft shield fern – Polystichum setiferum ‘Bevis’
Arbor Garden
- Sage – Salvia transsylvanica
- Michiko Renge Oyama magnolia – Magnolia sieboldii ‘Michiko Renge’
- Rex stonecrop – Hylotelephium ‘T. Rex’
- Issai beautyberry – Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Issai’
- Blue Wonder toad–lily – Tricyrtis ‘Blue Wonder’
- Superba trumpet honeysuckle – Lonicera sempervirens ‘Superba’
Haney Hillside Garden
- Cardinal flower – Lobelia cardinalis
- Maryland goldenaster – Chrysopsis mariana
- Appalachian blazing star – Liatris microcephala
- Virginia agave – Agave virginica
- Lemon Queen sunflower – Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’
- Switch grass – Panicum virgatum
Vayo Meditation Garden
- WILD SWAN™ anemone – Anemone ‘MACANE001’
- Spellbound alum–root – Heuchera ‘Spellbound’
- Ghost Japanese painted fern – Athyrium ‘Ghost’
- Silver Sceptre Japanese sedge – Carex morrowii ‘Silver Sceptre’
Giles Rhododendron and Perennial Garden
- Japanese painted fern – Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’
- Mixed plantain lily cultivars – Hosta
- Albo Striata Japanese forest grass – Hakonechloa macra ‘Albo Striata’
Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden
- Blue Chiffon® rose–of–Sharon – Hibiscus syriacus ‘Notwoodthree’ Blue Chiffon®
- SNOW FLAKE oak–leaf hydrangea – Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Brido’ SNOW FLAKE
- Gold Medal water lily – Nymphaea ‘Gold Medal’
- September Beauty summersweet – Clethra alnifolia ‘September Beauty’
- Tiny Toy aster – Aster ‘Tiny Toy’
- Rooguchi solitary clematis – Clematis ‘Rooguchi’
- Appalachian bugbane – Actaea cordifolia
Burpee Kitchen Garden
- Royal Raspberry hummingbird mint – Agastache ‘Royal Raspberry’
- Common rose–mallow – Hibiscus moscheutos
- Zebrina striped mallow – Malva sylvestris ‘Zebrina’
- Cut–leaf prairie dock – Silphium terebinthinaceum pinnatifidum
- Brunette bugbane – Actaea simplex ‘Brunette’
Bosarge Family Education Center Gardens
- Rattlesnake–master – Eryngium yuccifolium
- David garden phlox – Phlox paniculata ‘David’
- Prairie Glow brown–eyed Susan – Rudbeckia triloba ‘Prairie Glow’
- Clustered mountain–mint – Pycnanthemum muticum
- Lemon Queen sunflower – Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’