SEASONAL BLOOMS
SUMMER
Click here a more complete list of summer plantings, butterfly plants, and xeric (drought tolerant) plants in the Gardens this summer and fall seasons.
Perennials
- Crinum Lilies (Crinum spp.)
- Ginger lily (Hedychium spp.)
- Lantana (Lantana spp.)
- Formosa Lily (Lilium formosanum)
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- Plumbago (Plumbago ariculata)
- Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia ‘Goldstrum’
- Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)
- Canna (Canna spp.)
- Swamp Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus)
- Hardy White Gloxinia (Sinningia tubiflora)
- Pineapple Lily (Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy)
- Northwind Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’)
Shrubs
- Hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.)
- Abelia (Abelia spp.)
- Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus)
- Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides)
- Oleander (Nerium oleander)
- American Beautyberry (Callicarpa Americana)
Trees
- Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
- Sweet Bay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)
- Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
Vines
- Evergreen Chinese Wisteria (Millettia taiwanensis)
FALL
Perennials
- Confederate Rose (Hibiscus mutabilis)
- Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum spp.)
- Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha)
- Sweet Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaries)
- Spider Lily (Lycoris radiata)
- Swamp Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius)
- Rose (Rosa spp.)
Shrubs
- Sasanqua Camellia (Camellia sasanqua)
- Fragrant Tea Olive (Osmanthus fragrans)
Vines
- Swamp Jessamine (Gelsemium rankinii)
WINTER
Perennials:
- Daffodils, early types (Narcissus varieties)
- Crocuses (Crocus spp.)
- Spring Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum)
Shrubs
- Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox)
- Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)
- Winter Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima)
- Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles japonica)
- Winter Daphne (Daphne odora)
- Camellia (Camellia japonica)
- Sasanqua Camellia (Camellia sasanqua)
- Sweet Olive (Osmanthus fragrans)
- Fragrant Sarcococca (Sarcococca confusa)
Trees
- Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata)
- Okame Flowering Cherry (Prunus incam ‘Okame’
- Flowering Apricot (Prunus mume)
- Michelia (Michelia maudiae)
SPRING
Perennials
- Daffodils (Narcissus varieties)
- Columbine (Aquilegia spp.)
- False Indigo (Baptisia australis
- Hardy Red Amaryllis (Hippeastrum x johnsonii)
- Iris (Iris siberica)
- Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum x superbum)
- Hardy Orchid (Bletilla striata)
- Bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis)
- Variegated Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum thunbergii ‘Variegatum’)
- Trillium (Trillium maculatum)
- Atamasco Lily (Zephranthes atamasco)
Shrubs
- Indica Azalea (Azalea indica)
- Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica)
- Native Azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
- Loropetalum (Loropetalum chinense)
- Banana Shrub (Michelia figo)
- Vanhoutte Spirea (Spiraea vanhouttei)
- Rice Paper Plant (Edgeworthia chrysantha)
- Rose (Rosa spp.)
- Florida Anise (Illicium floridanum)
Trees
- Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
- Weeping Flowering Cherry (Prunus subhirtella ‘Pendula’)
- Chinese Fringe Tree (Chionanthus retusus)
- Grandaddy Graybeard (Chionanthus virginicus)
Vines
- Confederate Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)
- Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)
- Native Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’)
- Woodbine (Lonicera sempervirens)
- Evergreen Clematis (Clematis armandii)
