Seasonal Blooms

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March Blooms

What's in Bloom This Month?

April

  • Cool season annuals are phasing out (foxgloves are in full bloom)

  • Warm season annuals are being added (Vinca, Gomphrena, Zinnia)

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Japanese Aralia
Fatsia japonica - Japanese Aralia (Flowers)

Trees and Shrubs

Aesculus pavia - Red Buckeye

Calycanthus

Chionanthus

Deutzia scabra - Fuzzy Deutzia

Illicium floridanum - Florida Anise Tree (Flowering)

Illicium henryi - Chinese Anise Tree (Flowering)

Magnolia spp. - Magnolias

  • Magnolia figo - Banana Shrub (Flowering AND smells like bananas!) 

Melaleuca sp. - Bottlebrush (Flowering)

Rhaphiolepis cultivars - Indian Hawthorn (Flowering)

Roses

  • ALL roses are flowering, specifically in the Poetry Garden

Vaccinium - Blueberries (Fruiting)

Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum - Doublefile Viburnum

Weigela - Weigela (Flowering)

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Pink Muhlygrass
Muhlenbergia capillaris - Muhly Grass (Flowers)

Herbaceous Plants

Ajuga reptans - Common Bugle (Flowering)

Arisaema triphyllum - Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Flowering)

Aquilegia canadensis Columbine (Flowering)

Baptisia False Indigo (Flowering)

Helleborus sp. - Lenten Roses (Flowering)

Oxalis triangularis - Wood Sorrel (Flowering)

Packera aurea - Golden Ragwort

Sarracenia flava - Yellow Pitcher Plant (Flowering)

Sisyrinchium angustifolium - Blue-Eyed Grass

Spigelia marilandica - Indian Pink

 

Phlox

Salvias

 

 

SEASONAL BLOOMS

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Azaleas
Rhododendron - Azaleas (Flowers)

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)

 
Shrubs   Trees

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.)

 

 

Silverbell Tree (Halesia diptera (Magniflora Group))

Chinese Fringetree (Chionanthus retusus)

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)

Stachyurus (Stachyurus praecox)

Perennials

Rain-lily (Zephyranthes atamasco)

Daffodils (Narcissus spp. cv.)

Summer Snowflake (Leucojum vernum)

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'Longwood Hybrid' Water Lily (Hybrid of V. amazonica and V. cruziana)

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   Shrubs

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)

 

 

 

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)

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Swamp Sunflower
Helianthus salicifolius - Autumn Gold (Flowers)

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)

Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia soulangeana)

Taiwan Cherry (Prunus 'Okame')

Japanese Apricot (Prunus mume ' Peggy Clark’)

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Camellia
Camellia japonica - Camellias (Flower)

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   Trees

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)

 

 

 

Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hours

Hours: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

For daytime admission, 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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