What’s In Bloom 2026

What’s in Bloom: Week of August 17, 2026

List curated by Jim Gorman, Visitor Services Assistant

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Clethra alnifolia, many locations
Rosa sp., several locations
Hosta sp., several locations
Hydrangea paniculata, many locations
Hydrangea quercifolia, many locations
Hydrangea macrophylla, many locations
Styphnolobium japonicum, several locations
Hemerocallis sp., several locations
Agastache sp., several locations
Spigelia marilandica ‘Little Redhead’, Admin. Bldg.
Lagerstroemia subcostata var. fauriei, Story Chapel
Rudbeckia ‘American Gold Rush’, Story Chapel
Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’, Columbarium Garden
Hypericum prolificum, Columbarium Garden
Pycnanthemum flexuosum, Columbarium Garden
Liatris spicata ‘Floristan White’, Columbarium Garden
Calluna vulgaris ‘Reini’, Garden Ave.
Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s Low’, Coolidge Ave. gate
Tilia henryana, Althea Path
Rosa ‘Sea Foam’, Halcyon Garden
Pelargonium sp., Halcyon Ave.
Albizia julibrissin ‘Summer Chocolate’, Ash Ave.
Begonia sp., Ash Ave.
Prunella sp., Ash Ave,
Achillea sp., Ash Ave.
Salvia yangii, Ash Ave.
Calycanthus ‘Venus’, Ash Ave.
Oenothera lindheimeri, Ash Ave.
Echinacea sp., Ash Ave.
Zanthoxylum simulans, Daphne Path
Platycodon grandiflorus, Ash Ave.
Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Monarch Strain’, Ash Ave.
Dianthus x barbatus ‘PAS1141436’, Ash Ave.
Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’, Asa Gray Garden
Angelica gigas, Asa Gray Garden
Verbena bonariensis, Asa Gray Garden
Allium ‘Summer Beauty’, Asa Gray Garden
Astilbe sp., Asa Gray Garden
Liatris spicata, Asa Gray Garden
Ratibida pinnata, Asa Gray Garden
Clethra barbinervis, Asa Gray Garden
Eurybia macrophylla, Asa Gray Garden
Bistorta amplexicaulis ‘Firetail’, Asa Gray Garden
Ligularia japonica, Asa Gray Garden
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blushing Bride’, Asa Gray Garden
Heliopsis helianthoides, Asa Gray Garden
Clematis ‘Betty Corning’, Asa Gray Garden
Kirengeshoma palmata, Asa Gray Garden
Callicarpa sp., Asa Gray Garden
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, Laburnum Path
Teucrium chamaedrys, Central Ave.
Gentiana sp., Central Ave.
Buddleja davidii ‘Black Knight’, Fountain Ave.
Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’, Fountain Ave.
Liatris microcephala, Fountain Ave.
Rhus chinensis ‘Morton’, Fountain Ave.
Clerodendrum trichotomum, Fountain Ave.
Solidago caesia, Indian Ridge Path
Coreopsis lanceolata, Indian Ridge Path
Ruellia humilis, Indian Ridge Path
Conoclinium coelestinum, Indian Ridge Path
Lobelia siphilitica, Indian Ridge Path
Symphyotrichum ericoides, Indian Ridge Path
Allium cernuum, Indian Ridge Path
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’, Indian Ridge Path
Rubus odoratus, Indian Ridge Path
Veronicastrum virginicum, Indian Ridge Path
Hypericum calycinum, Indian Ridge Path
Heucherella ‘Heart of Darkness’, Indian Ridge Path
Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae, Indian Ridge Path
Calycanthus floridus, Rosebay Ave.
Agapanthus x ‘Galaxy Blue’, Rosebay Path
Rudbeckia fulgida, Rosebay Path
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bulk’, Oak Ave.
Kalopanax septemlobus, Willow Ave.
Lysimachia lanceolata, Dell Path
Cephalanthus occidentalis, Dell Path
Liriope spicata, Chestnut Ave.
Campsis radicans, Hawthorne Path
Vernonia noveboracensis, Mountain Ave.
Monarda punctata, Mountain Ave.
Liatris squarrosa, Mountain Ave.
Bistorta sp., Birch Court Crypts
Lonicera sempervirens ‘Alabama Crimson’, Azalea Path
Buddleja davidii ‘Nanho Purple’, Azalea Path
Asclepias tuberosa, Azalea Path
Eutrochium maculatum ‘Gateway’, Azalea Path
Hydrangea arborescens, Azalea Path
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’, Azalea Path
Eurybia divaricata, Azalea Path
Lobelia cardinalis, Azalea Path
Impatiens capensis, Azalea Path
Poliothyrsis sinensis, Alyssum Path
Vitex agnus-castus ‘Shoal Creek’, Field Rd.
Hibiscus sp., many locations
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Rose Creek’, Field Rd.
Dahlia sp., Greenhouse Garden
Helianthus sp., Greenhouse Garden
Celosia sp., Greenhouse Garden
Eryngium planum, Greenhouse Garden
Echinops ritro, Greenhouse Garden
Rosa ‘Radrazz’, Spelman Rd.
Franklinia alatamaha, Fir Ave.
Sedum ‘Purple Emperor’, Fir Ave.
Rosa rugosa, Glen Ave.
Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’, @ Sphinx
Rosa ‘The Fairy’, @ Sphinx
Indigofera amblyantha, Linden Path
Potentilla fruticosa, Hyacinth Path
Oxydendrum arboreum, Pine Ave.
Thalictrum rochebrunnianum, Pine Ave.
Aesculus parviflora, @ bike rack/pedestrian gate
Sedum ‘Razzleberry’, @ bike rack/pedestrian gate
Sedum ‘Autumn Fire’, @ bike rack/pedestrian gate

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