SAFETY ALERT: Owing to a fire early on October 27, the area around the Eastwick Pavilion will be closed until further notice. The rest of the Garden remains open.

Bloom Calendar

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American Beauty Berry

Callicarpa americana

Bloom Time: Early October

Location: Lower Garden

American Groundnut

Apios americana

Bloom Time: August

Location: Water Garden & Pond

Angel’s Trumpet

Datura inoxia

Bloom Time: Early August – September

Location: Eastwick Pavilion & Garden

Anise Tree

Illicium floridanum

Bloom Time: Late April – May

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden, Wilderness Garden

Autumn crocus

Colchicum autumnale

Bloom Time: September – October

Location: 1783 Plant Catalog Display, Ann Bartram Carr Garden, Common Flower Garden

Black Cohosh

Actaea racemosa

Bloom Time: Mid – Late June

Location: 1783 Plant Catalog Display

Blackberry Lily

Iris domestica

Bloom Time: Early July

Location: Common Flower Garden

Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadendsis

Bloom Time: Early April – May

Location: Throughout the Garden

Blue Mist Flower

Conoclinum coelestinum

Bloom Time: September – October

Location: Throughout the Garden

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Bloom Time: Late June

Location: Throughout the Garden

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Aesculus parviflora

Bloom Time: April

Location: Lower Garden

Byzantine Gladiolus (foliage)

Gladiolus communis var. byzantius

Bloom Time: January – May

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden, Common Flower Garden

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

Bloom Time: Late April – May

Location: Kitchen Garden

Caroline Lupine

Thermopsis caroliniana

Bloom Time: May – June

Location: Common Flower Garden

Catalpa

Catalpa

Bloom Time: May – Late June

Location: Wilderness Garden

Chinese Wolfsbane

Aconitum carmichaelii

Bloom Time: Mid-October

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden

Coast Azalea

Rhododendron atlanticum

Bloom Time: Late May

Location: 1783 Plant Catalog Display, Wilderness Garden

Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Bloom Time: April – May

Location: Throughout the Garden

Comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Bloom Time: May – June

Location: Kitchen Garden

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata

Bloom Time: Early May – June

Location: William Bartram Quarter Steps

Daffodil (foliage)

Narcissus spp.

Bloom Time: January – March

Location: Throughout the Garden

Dutchman’s Pipe

Aristolochia macrophylla

Bloom Time: Early – Mid-May

Location: Kitchen Garden

Eastern Gray Beardtongue (foliage)

Penstemon canescens

Bloom Time: January – April

Location: Common Flower Garden

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Bloom Time: Late June – July

Location: Throughout the Garden

Fragrant Sweet Shrub

Chimonanthus praecox

Bloom Time: January – March

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden

Franklinia

Franklinia alatamaha

Bloom Time: Late July – September

Location: Common Flower Garden

Fringe Tree

Chionanthus virginicus

Bloom Time: Late April – May

Location: Throughout the Garden

Hardy Cyclamen or Ivy Leaf Cyclamen

Cyclamen hederifolium

Bloom Time: August – October

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden, Kitchen Garden

Hearts-A-Burstin’

Euonymus americanus

Bloom Time: Late October

Location: Wilderness Garden

Iris

Iris cristata

Bloom Time: Mid-April

Location: Throughout the Garden

Isabella Sprunt Tea Rose

Rosa 'Isabella Sprunt'

Bloom Time: Mid – Late May

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden

Japanese Camellia

Camellia japonica

Bloom Time: January – April

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden

Large Flowered Evening Primrose

Oenethera grandiflora

Bloom Time: November

Location: Common Flower Garden, Water Garden & Pond

Larkspur

Delphinium

Bloom Time: July

Location: Common Flower Garden

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis

Bloom Time: March – April

Location: Common Flower Garden, William Bartram Quarter

Love-In-A-Mist

Nigella damascena

Bloom Time: Late May – Early June

Location: Eastwick Pavilion & Garden

Magnolia (bud)

Magnolia spp.

Bloom Time: November – April

Location: Throughout the Garden

Moss Rose

Rosa centifolia 'muscosa'

Bloom Time: Mid – Late May

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden

Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia

Bloom Time: Late May – June

Location: Wilderness Garden

Mums

Chrysanthemum indicum

Bloom Time: Late October

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden, Eastwick Pavilion & Garden, William Bartram Quarter

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Bloom Time: Late June

Location: Throughout the Garden

Oriental Poppy

Papaver orientale

Bloom Time: Early May

Location: Common Flower Garden

Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Bloom Time: Late July – August

Location: Barnyard Garden, Cider Mill

Paw Paw

Asimina triloba

Bloom Time: Late April

Location: Wilderness Garden

Peony

Paeonia

Bloom Time: Mid-April

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden, Common Flower Garden

Pickerelweed

Pontedaria cordata

Bloom Time: Mid-June – August

Location: Water Garden & Pond

Prairie Rose

Rosa setigera

Bloom Time: Early – Mid-June

Location: 1783 Plant Catalog Display

Prickly Pear

Opuntia cespitosa

Bloom Time: Mid – Late June

Location: Native Medicinal Plant Display

Queen-of-the-Prairie

Filipendula rubra

Bloom Time: Mid – Late June

Location: Common Flower Garden

Rose Hips

Rosa rubiginosa

Bloom Time: October – March

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden

Rudbeckia, Brown-Eyed Susan or Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia

Bloom Time: Early – Late June

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden, Meadow

Scarlet Rose Mallow

Hibiscus coccineus

Bloom Time: Early August

Location: Water Garden & Pond

Seaside Mallow

Kosteletzkya virginica

Bloom Time: Early September

Location: Water Garden & Pond

Snail Bean Vine

Cochliasanthus caracalla

Bloom Time: Late August

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden

Southern Magnolia or Bigleaf Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

Bloom Time: Late June – August

Location: Coach House Garden

Spider Mum

Chrysanthemum 'Fleur de Lis'

Bloom Time: Early November

Location: Eastwick Pavilion & Garden

Spiky Acanthus

Acanthus spinosus

Bloom Time: Mid-June

Location: Eastwick Pavilion & Garden

Spotted Beebalm

Monarda punctata

Bloom Time: August – September

Location: Native Medicinal Plant Display

Spring Beauty

Claytonia virginica

Bloom Time: Early April

Location: Wilderness Garden

Stinking Hellebore (bud)

Helleborus foetidus

Bloom Time: January – March

Location: Wilderness Garden

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepsias incarnata

Bloom Time: Mid-June

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden

Swamp Pink

Helonias bullata

Bloom Time: Mid – Late April

Location: Water Garden & Pond

Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus 'Cupani'

Bloom Time: Late May – June

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden

Trout Lily

Erythronium americanum

Bloom Time: Early April – May

Location: 1783 Plant Catalog Display

Tulip

Tulipa clusiana 'Lady Jane'

Bloom Time: Early – Mid-April

Location: Coach House Garden

Tulips

Tulipa 'Insulinde'

Bloom Time: Late April

Location: Ann Bartram Carr Garden, Coach House Garden

Virginia Bluebells

Mertensia virginica 'alba'

Bloom Time: April

Location: Throughout the Garden

Water Lily

Nymphae odorata

Bloom Time: June – August

Location: Water Garden & Pond

White Swamp Hibiscus

Hibiscus coccineus 'alba'

Bloom Time: Early September

Location: Water Garden & Pond

Wild Indigo

Baptisia Australis

Bloom Time: June – July

Location: Common Flower Garden

Wild Stonecrop

Sedum ternatum

Bloom Time: Late April/Early May – July

Location: Throughout the Garden

Winter Aconite

Eranthus hyemalis

Bloom Time: Late January – Mid-March

Location: Throughout the Garden

Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Bloom Time: November – February

Location: Bartram’s Mile Trail

Woodland Pinkroot

Spigelia marilandica

Bloom Time: Late June

Location: 1783 Plant Catalog Display

Yellowwood

Cladrastis kentukea

Bloom Time: May – June

Location: Kitchen Garden

See what’s blooming now.

Each season brings something new to enjoy.
Bloom estimates can vary by up to 2 weeks.

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