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What’s In Bloom – August 22, 2023

What's In Bloom

This week rose mallow (Hibiscus sp.) are blooming across the Gardens! Check out the bright red blooms of ‘Starry Starry Night’ rose mallow (Hibiscus ‘Starry Starry Night’) in the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses, and the showy pink flowers of common rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) on the Terrace Loop. Also blooming this week are the ‘Attraction’ and ‘Fabiola’ water lilies (Nymphaea sp.) in Slater Forest Pond.

 

 

midnight marvel
Hibiscus ‘Midnight Marvel’

Lyn and Daniel Lerner Visitor Center

  • Denim ‘n Lace Russian sage – Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Denim ‘n Lace’
  • Limelight panicled hydrangea – Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’
  • Silver Knight Scotch heather – Calluna vulgaris ‘Silver Knight’
  • Midnight Marvel rose–mallow – Hibiscus ‘Midnight Marvel’
  • Double Blue balloon flower – Platycodon × (Double Blue)
  • German garlic – Allium senescens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Native Butterfly House

white turtlehead
Chelone glabra
  • Millenium ornamental onion – Allium × ‘Millenium’
  • Younique Bicolor garden phlox – Phlox paniculata ‘Younique Bicolor’
  • White turtlehead – Chelone glabra
  • JOSEPHINE clematis – Clematis ‘Evijohill’
  • Canada burnet – Sanguisorba canadensis
  • Northern Plains gayfeather – Liatris ligulistylis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

john profit
Delosperma ‘John Profit’

Pond Garden

  • Rainbow Marcella coneflower – Echinacea ‘Rainb299’
  • Hercules calla lily – Zantedeschia aethiopica ‘Hercules’
  • Various panicled hydrangea cultivars – Hydrangea paniculata cultivars
  • New Love clematis – Clematis ‘New Love’
  • TABLE MOUNTAIN® ice plant – Delosperma ‘John Profit’
  • Pollypetite® Rose–of–Sharon – Hibiscus ‘Rosina’
  • LI’L BANG™ Enchanted Eve tickseed – Coreopsis ‘Enchanted Eve’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great Lawn Gardens

sixteen candles
Clethra alnifolia ‘Sixteen Candles’
  • Prairie dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis
  • Purple poppy–mallow – Callirhoe involucrata
  • Sixteen Candles summersweet – Clethra alnifolia ‘Sixteen Candles’
  • SUMMERIFIC® Berry Awesome rose–mallow – Hibiscus ‘Berry Awesome’
  • Hollyhock – Alcea rugosa
  • Rough blazing star – Liatris aspera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

goldsturm
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’

Lerner Garden of the Five Senses

  • Cardinal flower – Lobelia cardinalis
  • Goldsturm orange coneflower – Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’
  • Ruby Spice summersweet – Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’
  • Angelica – Angelica gigas
  • Purple cyclamen – Cyclamen purpurascens
  • Starry Starry Night rose–mallow – Hibiscus ‘Starry Starry Night’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slater Forest Pond

blue cardinal flower
Lobelia siphilitica
  • Common arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia
  • Attraction water lily – Nymphaea ‘Attraction’
  • Fabiola water lily – Nymphaea ‘Fabiola’
  • Blue cardinal flower – Lobelia siphilitica
  • Variegatum fragrant Solomon’s seal – Polygonatum odoratum pluriflorum ‘Variegatum’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

feather bells
Stenanthium gramineum

Cleaver Lawn

  • Annabelle smooth hydrangea – Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’
  • Pink Penny cranesbill – Geranium ‘Pink Penny’
  • Robustissima grape–leaf anemone – Anemone tomentosa ‘Robustissima’
  • RUBY STAR purple coneflower – Echinacea ‘Rubinstern’ Ruby Star
  • Eastern featherbells – Stenanthium gramineum
  • Diana rose of Sharon – Hibiscus syriacus ‘Diana’
  • Autumn Fire stonecrop – Hylotelephium ‘Autumn Fire’

 

 

 

 

 

Reiser Woodland Garden

waterslide hosta
Hosta ‘Waterslide’ Shadowland®
  • Great masterwort – Astrantia major
  • Shadowland® plantain lily – Hosta ‘Waterslide’ Shadowland®
  • Veratrum – Veratrum formosanum
  • Western maidenhair fern – Adiantum aleuticum
  • Himalayan maidenhair fern – Adiantum venustum
  • Munchkin oak–leaf hydrangea – Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Munchkin’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

t rex stonecrop
Hylotelephium ‘T. Rex’

Arbor Garden

  • Aphrodite sweetshrub – Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’
  • Tea of heaven – Platycrater arguta
  • Rosenkuppel ornamental oregano – Origanum ‘Rosenkuppel’
  • Autumn Sun coneflower – Rudbeckia ‘Herbstsonne’
  • Sage – Salvia transsylvanica
  • Michiko Renge Oyama magnolia – Magnolia sieboldii ‘Michiko Renge’
  • T. Rex stonecrop – Hylotelephium ‘T. Rex’
  • Issai beautyberry – Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Issai’

 

 

 

 

Haney Hillside Garden

liatris microcephala appalachian blazing star
Liatris microcephala
  • Cardinal flower – Lobelia cardinalis
  • Maryland goldenaster – Chrysopsis mariana
  • Appalachian blazing star – Liatris microcephala
  • Pennsylvania azalea – Rhododendron × pennsylvanicum
  • Virginia agave – Agave virginica
  • Culver’s–root – Veronicastrum virginicum
  • Paniculata summersweet – Clethra alnifolia ‘Paniculata’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anemone ‘MACANE001’

Vayo Meditation Garden

  • WILD SWAN™ anemone – Anemone ‘MACANE001’
  • Spellbound alum–root – Heuchera ‘Spellbound’
  • The King golden male fern – Dryopteris affinis ‘The King’
  • Ghost Japanese painted fern – Athyrium ‘Ghost’
  • Blue cardinal flower – Lobelia siphilitica

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giles Rhododendron and Perennial Garden

  • Annabelle smooth hydrangea – Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’
    Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’
  • Japanese painted fern – Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’
  • Mixed plantain lily cultivars – Hosta
  • Millenium ornamental onion – Allium × ‘Millenium’
  • Variegatum fragrant Solomon’s seal – Polygonatum odoratum pluriflorum ‘Variegatum’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hibiscus syriacus ‘Notwoodthree’ Blue Chiffon®

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’
  • Wild petunia – Ruellia humilis
  • Clustered sage – Salvia dolichantha
  • Purple flowering raspberry – Rubus odoratus
  • September Beauty summersweet – Clethra alnifolia ‘September Beauty’

 

 

 

 

 

Burpee Kitchen Garden

lobelia x speciosa starship blue
Lobelia × speciosa STARSHIP™ Blue
  • Black false hellebore – Veratrum nigrum
  • Royal Raspberry hummingbird mint – Agastache ‘Royal Raspberry’
  • STARSHIP™ Blue lobelia – Lobelia × speciosa STARSHIP™ Blue
  • Brownies hairy alum root – Heuchera villosa ‘Brownies’
  • Common rose–mallow – Hibiscus moscheutos
  • Zebrina striped mallow – Malva sylvestris ‘Zebrina’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

blue monkshood
Aconitum uncinatum

Bosarge Family Education Center Gardens

  • Autumn Bride hairy alumroot – Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’
  • Rattlesnake–master – Eryngium yuccifolium
  • David garden phlox – Phlox paniculata ‘David’
  • Blue monkshood – Aconitum uncinatum
  • Prairie Glow brown–eyed Susan – Rudbeckia triloba ‘Prairie Glow’
  • Clustered mountain–mint – Pycnanthemum muticum