Seasonal Blooms

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Butterfly on Flowers - By Bronnie Fisher

THIS MONTH:

Please note - Cool season change out is underway! Many of the gardens will have the warm season annuals removed, the beds prepared, and then cool season annuals planted. These switch outs are done incrementally, so not all of the annuals will be pulled at once, but multiple gardens will undergo their changes one week, with more the following weeks, and so on until the changeouts are complete.

  

Late October

-Cool season annuals (Pansies, Snapdragons, Ornamental Cabbages and Kales, etc.)

 

Trees and Shrubs

-Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii - Texas Firecracker (Flowers)- https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/anisacanthus-quadrifidus-var-wrightii

 

Callicarpa spp. - Beautyberry

-Callicarpa americana - Beautyberry (Fruit) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/callicarpa-americana

-Callicarpa dichotoma f. albifructa 'Duet' - 'Duet' Beautyberry (Foliage) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/callicarpa-dichotoma-f-albifructa-duet

- ​Callicarpa dichotoma 'Issai' - 'Issai' Beautyberry (Fruit) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/callicarpa-dichotoma-issai

 

-Camellia sasanqua cv. - Sasanqua Camellias (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/camellia-sasanqua-cleopatra

-Clinopodium carolinianum - Georgia Calamint (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/clinopodium-carolinianum

-Euonymus americanus - Strawberry Bush (Fruit) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/euonymus-americanus

Holmskioldia - ​sanguinea - Cup and Saucer Plant (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/holmskioldia-sanguinea

- ​Ilex vomitoria 'Pendula' - Yaupon (Fruit) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/ilex-vomitoria-pendula

-Illicium floridanum 'Halley's Comet' -  'Halley's Comet' Florida Anise Tree (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/illicium-floridanum-halleys-comet

-Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia (Fruit) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/magnolia-grandiflora

-Rosa spp. cv. - Roses (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/rosa-koraruli-sunny-sky-eleganza%25C2%25AE

-Viburnum macrocephalum - Chinese Snowball Viburnum (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/viburnum-macrocephalum

 

Herbaceous Plants

-Acalypha chamaedrifolia - Red Cat's Tail (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/acalypha-chamaedrifolia

-Ampelaster carolinianis  - Climbing Aster (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/ampelaster-carolinianis

-Anemone cv. - Windflower (Flower) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/anemone-%25C3%2597hybrida-honorine-jobert

-Brugmansia cv. - Angel's Trumpet (Flowers)

-Bulbine frutescens - Stalked Bulbine (Flowers) -https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/bulbine-frutescens

-Canna cv. - Canna (Flowers, Foliage) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/canna-bengal-tiger

-Chasmanthium latifolium - Indian Woodoats (Fruit) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/chasmanthium-latifolium

-Chrysanthemum spp. cv. - Garden Mum (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/chrysanthemum-%25C3%2597morifolium-ryans-pink

-Conoclinium coelestinum Blue Mistflower (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/conoclinium-coelestinum

-Cuphea micropetala  - Mexican Giant Cigar Plant (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/cuphea-micropetala

-Farfugium japonicum  - Farfugium (Flowers) -https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/farfugium-japonicum

 

Helianthus spp. cv. - Sunflower

-Helianthus angustifolius - Swamp Sunflower (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/helianthus-angustifolius

-Helianthus debilis - Beach Sunflower (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/helianthus-debilis

 

-Heterotheca subaxillaris - Camphorweed (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/heterotheca-subaxillaris

-Hylotelephium cv. - Stonecrop (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/hylotelephium-herbstfreude-autumn-joy

-Lablab purpureus - Hyacinth Bean (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/lablab-purpureus

-Lantana spp. cv. - Lantana (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/lantana-%25C3%2597-new-gold

-Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. thunbergii cv. - Bush Clover (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/lespedeza-thunbergii-subsp-thunbergii-little-volcano

-Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii - Turk's Cap (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/malvaviscus-arboreus-var-drummondii

-Muhlenbergia capillaris - Muhly Grass (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/muhlenbergia-capillaris

-Pennisetum alopecuroides cv.- Fountain Grass (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/pennisetum-alopecuroides-red-head

-Phlox paniculata - Garden Phlox (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/phlox-paniculata-robert-poore

-Platycerium bifurcatum - Staghorn Fern (Foliage) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/platycerium-bifurcatum

-Plumbago auriculata - Cape Leadwort (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/plumbago-auriculata

-Onoclea sensibilis - Sensitive Fern (Fertile Fronds) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/onoclea-sensibilis

-Ruellia spp. cv. - Mexican Petunia (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/ruellia-simplex-katie

 

Salvia spp. cv. - Sages

-Salvia coccinea - Scarlet Sage (Flowers) -https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/salvia-coccinea

- ​Salvia elegans cv. - Pineapple Sage (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/salvia-elegans-golden-delicious

-Salvia greggii - Autumn Sage (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/salvia-greggii-balmirsal-mirage%25E2%2584%25A2-salmon

-Salvia greggii x karwinskii 'Riverside' - Karwinski's Sage (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/salvia-greggii-x-karwinskii-riverside

-Salvia leucantha - Mexican Bush Sage (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/salvia-leucantha-all-purple

-Salvia madrensis 'Red Neck Girl' - Forsythia Sage (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/salvia-madrensis-red-neck-girl

-Salvia oxyphora - Bolivian Sage (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/salvia-oxyphora

-Salvia rosmarinus - Rosemary (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/salvia-rosmarinus-huntington-carpet

 

-Solidago spp. - Goldenrod (Flowers) https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/solidago-sempervirens

-Seemannia nematanthodes cv. - Hardy Gloxinia (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/seemannia-nematanthodes-evita

-Silphium asteriscus - Starry Rosinweed (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/silphium-asteriscus

-Tradescantia pallida cv. Purple Heart (Foliage, Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/tradescantia-pallida-purpurea

-Tricyrtis spp. cv. Toad Lily (Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/tricyrtis-hirta-miyazaki

-Victoria 'Longwood Hybrid' - 'Longwood Hybrid' Giant Waterlily (Foliage, Flowers) - https://www.brookgreen.org/plant-collection/name/victoria-longwood-hybrid

 

 

 

 


Seasonal:

 

Seasonal Blooms: Summer

Please admire, don't pick. Preserve our garden's natural beauty.

Annuals

Zinnias (Zinnia cv.)                 

Lantanas (Lantana camara cv.)

Egyptian Star Flowers (Pentas lanceolata cv.)

Begonias (Begonia spp. cv.)

Coleus (Plectranthus scutellarioides cv.)

Impatiens (Impatiens spp. cv.)

Angelonia (Angelonia angustifolia cv.)

Marigolds (Tagetes spp. cv.)

Perennials

Salvias (Salvia spp. cv.)

Black-Eyed Susans (Rudbeckia spp. cv.)

Coneflowers (Echinacea spp. cv.)

Beeblossom (Gaura lindheimeri)

Mexican Petunia (Ruellia simplex)

Speedwells (Veronica cv.)

Hosta (Hosta cv.)

White Bat Flower (Tacca integrifolia)

Shrubs

Hydrangeas (Hydrangea spp. cv.)

Hibiscus (Hibiscus spp. cv.)

Abelia (Abelia cv.)

Roses (Rosa spp. cv.)

Butterfly Bush (Buddleja spp. cv.)

Trees

Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia spp. cv.)

Dogwood (Cornus elliptica)

Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin)

Seasonal Blooms: Fall

Perennials

Confederate Rose (Hibiscus mutabilis)

Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum spp. cv.)

Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha)

Pink Muhlygrass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)

Spider Lily (Lycoris radiata)

Swamp Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius)

Roses (Rosa spp. cv.)

Ginger Lily (Hedychium spp.)

Toad Lilies (Tricyrtis formosana cv.)

Ajania (Ajania pacifica)

Mexican Giant Cigar Plant (Cuphea micropetala)

Shrubs

Sasanqua Camellia (Camellia sasanqua cv.)

Fragrant Olive (Osmanthus fragrans)

Swamp Jessamine (Gelsemium rankinii)

Japanese Aralia (Fatsia japonica)

Seasonal Blooms: Winter

Perennials

Daffodils, early types (Narcissus spp. cv.)

Crocuses (Crocus spp.)

Summer Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum)

Spotted Trillium (Trillium maculatum)

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

Chinese Ground Orchid (Bletilla striata)

Carolina Yellow Jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens)

Hellebores (Helleborus cv.)

Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea)

Shrubs

Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox)

Winter Jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi ‘ Sunglo’)

Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)

Camellias (Camellia japonica cv.)

Sasanqua Camellias (Camellia sasanqua cv.)

Fragrant Olive (Osmanthus fragrans)

Sweet Box (Sarcococca confusa)

Paperbush (Edgeworthia chrysantha)

Chinese Fringe-Flower (Loropetalum chinense)

Trees

Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata)

Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia soulangeana)

Taiwan Cherry (Prunus 'Okame')

Japanese Apricot (Prunus mume ' Peggy Clark’)

Seasonal Blooms: Spring

Annuals

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)     

Mountain Bluet (Centaurea montana)

Iceland poppies (Papaver nudicaule)

Wallflower (Erysimum cv.)

Pot Marigold (Calendula cv.)

Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus)

Monkey Flower (Mimulus cv.)

Blue-Eyed African Daisly (Arctotis stoechadifolia)

Perennials

Rain-lily (Zephyranthes atamasco)

Daffodils (Narcissus spp. cv.)

Summer Snowflake (Leucojum vernum)

Shrubs

Azaleas (Rhododendron spp. cv.)

Florida Flame Azaleas (Rhododendron austrinum)

Piedmont Azaleas (Rhododendron canescens)

Chinese Snowball Viburnum (Viburnum macrocephalum)

Fuzzy Deutzia (Deutzia scabra)

Rose (Rosa spp. cv.)

Trees

Silverbell Tree (Halesia diptera (Magniflora Group))

Chinese Fringetree (Chionanthus retusus)

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)

Stachyurus (Stachyurus praecox)

Hours

Hours: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Daily

Extended Hours: Wednesdays & Saturdays | 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM | Now - October 30th

Gates close at 4:30 PM. For their safety and the safety of our animal collection, pets are not allowed, nor can they be left in vehicles inside Brookgreen. Service animals that have received special training to assist disabled persons are welcome.

Tickets

Daily General Admission Tickets for 7 consecutive days

Children 3 and under: Free

Children 4-12: $12

Adults 13-64: $22

Seniors 65 & Over: $20

Location

1931 Brookgreen Drive
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

Off US Highway 17 Bypass, between Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island on South Carolina's Hammock Coast
843-235-6000
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