What’s In Bloom 2025

List curated by Jim Gorman, Visitor Services Assistant

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White Beardtongue cultivar, Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’

Kousa Dogwood, Cornus kousa, many locations

Northern Bush Honeysuckle, Diervilla lonicera, Woodbine Path

Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea, several locations

Littleleaf Linden, Tilia cordata, several locations

Tuliptree, Liriodendron tulipifera, several locations

Elderberry, Sambucus canadensis, Halcyon Ave.

Inkberry, Ilex glabra, several locations

Long-stalk Holly, Ilex pedunculosa, Lime Ave.

Japanese Stewartia, Stewartia pseudocamellia, Mountain Ave.

Black Cohosh, Actaea racemosa, Pearl Ave.

Clematis cultivar,Clematis ‘Betty Corning’, Asa Gray Garden

Large Flower Catmint, Nepeta kubanica, Asa Gray Garden

False Sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides,Asa Gray Garden

Upright Wild Ginger, Saruma henryi, Asa Gray Garden

Japanese Snowball, Viburnum plicatum, Asa Gray Garden

Japanese Spiraea cultivar, Spiraea japonica ‘Alpina’, Asa Gray

Feather Reed Grass, Calamagrostis xacutifolia ‘Karl Foerster’, A.G.G.

Fox Tail Lily, Eremurus sp., Asa Gray Garden

Endless Summer Hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla Blushing Bride

Queen of the Prarie, Fillipendula rubra ‘Red Umbrella’, Admin Bldg.

Indian Pink, Spigelia marilandica ‘Little Redhead’, Admin. Bldg.

Orange Daylily, Hemerocalis fulva, Walnut Ave.

Daylily cultivar, Hemerocalis ‘Stella d’Oro’, Story Rd.

Sweetshrub, Calycanthus floridus, several locations

Linden Viburnum, Viburnum dilatatum, several locations

Trumpet Honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens ‘Alabama Crimson’

Japanese Tree Lilac, Syringa reticulata, several locations

Mountain Laurel, Kalmia latifolia, several locations

Mouse Ear Tickseed cultivar, Coreopsis auriculata ‘Nana’

Lady’s Mantle, Alchemilla mollis, Sycamore Ave.

Bloody Cranesbill Geranium, Geranium sanguineum, Yew Ave.

Black Lace European Elderberry, Sambucus nigra ‘Eva’, BlueJay Path

Eastern Red Columbine, Aquilegia canadensis, Larch Ave.

Hybrid Geranium cultivar, Geranium xcantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’

Rhododendron, Rhododendron sp., several locations

Bowman’s Root, Gillenia trifoliata, several locations

Foamflower, Tiarella cordifolia, several locations

Fleece Flower, Bistorta sp., Birch Court Crypts

Geranium, Pelargonium sp., several locations

Northern Blue Flag, Iris versicolor, Willow Pond

Pincushion Flower, Scabiosa sp., Fountain Ave.

Hybrid Begonia cultivar, Begonia sp., several locations

Catmint cv., Nepeta xfaassenii ‘Blue Wonder’, several locations

Foxglove Beardtongue, Penstemon digitalis, Mountain Ave.

Daisy Fleabane, Erigeron annuus, Mountain Ave.

Bladder Campion, Silene vulgaris, Mountain Ave.

Wild Ginger, Asarum canadense, Sumac Path

Pickeralweed, Pontederia cordata, Halcyon Lake

Hybrid Lupine cultivar, Lupinus sp., Greenhouse garden

Spiderflower cultivar, Cleome sp., Greenhouse garden

Sweetbay Magnolia, Magnolia virginiana, Azalea Path

Ural False Spiraea, Sorbaria sorbifolia, Birch Ave.

Chinese Chestnut, Castanea mollissima, several locations

Hosta, Hosta ‘sp., Fountain Ave.

Virginia Sweetspire, Itea virginica, several locations

False Lupine, Thermopsis caroliniana, Story Rd.

Oak-leaf Hydrangea, Hydrangea quercifolia, several locations

Bigleaf Hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla, several locations

Chinese Indigo, Indigofera amblyantha, Linden Path

Common Privet, Ligustrum vulgare, several locations

Jetbead, Rhodotypos scandens, Halcyon Ave.

Astilbe, Astilbe sp., Entrance Gate

Goat’s Beard, Aruncus dioicus, Spruce Knoll

Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa, Azalea Path

Thread-leaf Tickseed, Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’, Azalea Path

Smooth Hydrangea, Hydrangea arborescens, Azalea Path

Missouri Evening Primrose, Oenothera macrocarpa, Central Ave.

Rugosa Rose, Rosa rugosa, Glen Ave.

Knock Out Rose, Rosa ‘Radrazz’, Spelman Rd.

Rose cultivar, Rosa ‘The Fairy’, @ Sphinx

Rose cultivars, Rosa sp., many locations

Shrubby Cinquefoil, Potentilla fruticosa, several locations

Wild Bergomot, Monarda fistulosa, several locations

Meadow Sage cultivar, Salvia nemerosa, ‘Blue Hill’ Azalea Path

Hairy Beardtongue, Penstemon hirsutus, Indian Ridge Path

Eastern Prickly Pear, Opuntia humifusa, Indian Ridge Path

Lance-leaved Loosestrife, Lysimachia lanceolata var. purpurea

Golden Alexander, Zizia aurea, Indian Ridge Path

Wild Bleeding Heart, Dicentra eximia, Indian Ridge Path

Bluets, Houstonia caerulea, Indian Ridge Path

Ohio Spiderwort, Tradescantia ohiensis, Indian Ridge Path

Self-heal, Prunella sp., Indian Ridge Path

Bluestar cultivar, Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’, Indian Ridge Path

Green and Gold, Chrysogonum virginianum, Indian Ridge Path

Foxglove, Digitalis sp., Indian Ridge Path

Fragrant thimbleberry, Rubus odoratus, Indian Ridge Path

St John’s wort, Hypericum calycinum, Indian Ridge Path

Blue Velvet St John’s wort, Hypericum kalmianum ‘CCFLPC-1’, Rdg.

Lance-leaved tickseed, Coreopsis lanceolata, Indian Ridge Path

Threadleaf tickseed cultivar, Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’

Bluestar, Amsonia tabernaemontana, several locations

Foamflower cultivar, Tiarella sp., several locations

Alum Root, Heuchera sp., several locations

Swifty Meadow Sage, Salvia nemerosa ‘Violet’, Ash Ave.

Garden Speedwell, Veronica longifolia, Ash Ave.

Catmint, Nepeta sp., several locations

Foamflower cultivar Tiarella cordifolia ‘Running Tapestry’, Ash Ave.

Maltese Cross, Lychnis chalcedonica ‘Burning Love’, Ash Ave.

Red Hot Poker, Kniphofia uvaria, Ash Ave.

Sweet William hybrid, Dianthus xbarbatus ‘PAS1141436’, Ash Ave.

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