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What's in Bloom
What's Blooming in the Garden this April?
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Here’s a sampling of what you’ll find blooming at Queens Botanical Garden this year.
January
Christmas Rose (Helleborus niger)
February
Snowdrop (Gallanthus nivalis), Witch Hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia), Andromeda (Pieris japonica), Leucojum sp.
March
Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas), Crocus, Siberian Squill (Scilla siberica), Border Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia), Fragrant Winterhazel (Corylopsis glabrescens), Buttercup Winterhazel (Corylopsis pauciflora), Glory-of-the-Snow (Chionodoxa forbesii), Skimmia (Skimmia japonica)
April
Daffodils (Narcissus sp.), Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia soulangeana), Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata), Trillium (Trillium grandiflora), Fragrant Winterhazel (Corylopsis glabrescens), Buttercup Winterhazel (Corylopsis pauciflora), Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium), Alleghany Serviceberry (Amalanchier laevis), Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria), Bergenia (Bergenia cordifolia), Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis), Lungwort (Pulmonaria), PJM Rhododendron (Rhododendron ‘PJM’), Korean Rhododendron (Rhododendron mucronulatum), Dog-Toothed Violet (Erithronium sp.), Spanish Bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica), Okame Cherry (Prunus ‘Okame’), Flowering Cherry (Prunus ‘Holly Jolivette’), Sweetbox (Sarcococca hookeriana), Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana), Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera, P. subulata), Daphne (Daphne odora ‘Aureomarginata’), Yellowwood (Cladrastis lutea), Chinese Quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis)
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Magnolia 'Elizabeth' (Magnolia x 'Elizabeth') | May
Rhododendron sp., Gumpo Azalea (Azalea ‘Gumpo’), Siberian Bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla), Clematis (Clematis sp.), Columbine (Aquilegia canadense ‘McKanna Hybrids’), Crabapple (Malus sargentii), Dogwood (Cornus florida), Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana), Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Wood Spurge (Euphorbia amygdaloides), Lilac (Syringa vulgarus), Cutleaf Lilac (Syringa laciniata), Miss Kim Lilac (Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’), Peonies (Paeonia suffruticosa, P. lactiflora), Primrose (Primula japonica), Tulip sp., Viburnum (Viburnum carlesii, V. opulous, V. x burkwoodii, V. dentatum, V. rhytidophyllum), Wisteria (Wisteria fruitescens), Wood Hyacinth (Scilla nonscripta), Hawthorn (Cretaegus opaca), Cockspur Hawthorn (Cretaegus crus-galli), Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparious), Slender Deutzia (Deutzia gracilis), Redvein Enkianthus (Enkianthus companulatus), Drooping Leucothoe (Leucothoe fontanesiana), Privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium), Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), Japanese Spirea (Spiraea japonica), Spirea (S. betulifolia ‘Tor’), Barrenwort (Epimedium roseum), Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla mollis), Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis), Myrtle (Myrtus communis), Tiarella (Tiarella cordifolia), Golden-Chain Tree (Laburnum x watereri), Oriental Poppies (Papaver orientalis), Persimmon (Diospyros kaki), Penstemon ‘Huskers Red’, Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum Umbellatum), Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis), Lily of the Valley (Convaillaria majalis), Cranesbill Geranium (Maculatum sanguinium), Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica), Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis alpestris), Sweet Woodruff (Gallium oderatum), Daphne caucasica, Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus, C. chinensis), Flowering Almond (Prunus glandulosa), Dwarf Fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenia), Empress Tree (Paulonia tomentosum ‘Elizabeth’), Red Horsechestnut (Aesculus x carnea ‘Briotii’), Igiri Tree (Idesia polycarpa), Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera), Jujube (Ziziphus jujube)
June
Rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense, R. viscosum), Rose (Rosa sp.), Iris (Iris siberica, I. germanica), Astilbe sp., Foxglove (Digitalis sp.), Smokebush (Cotinus coggygria), Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizantalis, C. salicifolius), Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia), Lilac (Syringa reticulate), Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea), Japanese Snowbell (Styrex japonicus), Yucca (Yucca filamentosa), Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa), Ajuga (Ajuga reptans), Coral Bells (Heuchera), Meadow Rue (Thalictrum rochevrunianum), Poppies (Papaver), Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia), Linden (Tilia cordata), Dianthus sp., Lilies (Lilium sp.), Virginia Sweetspire (Itea viginica), Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora), Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra), Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa), Bujot Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Bujotii’)
July
Rose (Rosa sp.), Marigold (Tagetes), Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), Swamp-Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos), Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia), Bigleaf Hydrangea (H. macrophylla), Peegee Hydrangea (H. paniculata), Daylilies (Hemerocallis sp.), Hosta sp., Impatiens (Impatiens walleriana), Petunias, Zinnias, Salva sp., Geraniums, Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans), Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia), Begonias, Masterwort (Astrantia), Sneeze Weed (Campanula), Veronica, Liatris, Helenium, Verbena, Pentas, Cosmos, Ageratum, Eryngium sp., Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea), Plume Poppy (Macleaya cordata), Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia), Phlox, Stoke’s Aster (Stokesia laevis), Coreopsis, False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides), Sweet Pepper Bush (Clethra alnifolia), Canna sp., Lantana camara, Seven-Son Flower (Heptacodium miconioides), Needle Juniper (Juniperus rigida)
August
Agastache (Agastache foeniculum), Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii, B. alternifolia), Boltonia (Boltonia asteroides ‘Snowbank’), Gloryflower (Tibouchina urvilleana), Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana sp.), Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Orange Coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida), Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia experta ‘Cherokee Sunset’), Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Dahlia x hybridus, Spider Flower (Cleome hasslerana), Leopard Plant (Ligularia dentate), Chaste Tree (Vitex ‘Agnes’), Stewartia sp., Crape Myrtle (Lagrestoemia indica), Bloom Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus), Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)
September
Japanese Anemone (Anemone hybrida), Autumn Clematis (Clematis Ternifolia), Asters sp., Chrysanthemums sp., Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica), Turtle Head (Chelone lyomii), Sedum sp., Bluebeard (Caryopteris clandonensis), Toad Lily (Tricytris hirta), Gloryflower (Clerodendrum bungei), False-Holly (Osmantha heterophyllus)
Fall Color and Ornamental Interest
October
Rose (Rosa sp.), Chrysanthemum sp., Dahlia sp., Anemone, Aster sp., Sedum sp., Hydrangea sp., Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa), Chinese Sumac (Rhus chinensis)
Fall foliage: Maple (Acer sp.), Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), Witch Hazel (Hamamelis sp.), Dogwood (Cornus sp.)
November
Ornamental grass, flowering cabbage and kale, Common Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), Crabapple (Malus sargentii, Malus sp.)
December
Holly (Ilex sp.), Japanese Skimmia (Skimmia japonica), Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster sp.), Dogwood (Cornus sp.), Dogwood Redtwig (Cornus sanguinea ‘Winter Flame’), Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum), River Birch (Betula nigra), Stewartia (Stewartia sp.), Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) |
