Learn what plants are in season when you visit!
January
Red Twig Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea 'Winter Flame'
Four Seasons Border & Parking GardenVariegated Elkhorn Cypress
Thujopsis dolabrata 'Variegata'
Backyard Gardens & Wedding GardenEuropean Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus 'Globosa'
Alongside Wedding GardenAmerican Holly
Ilex opaca
Bee GardenPaper Birch
Betula papyrifera
ArboretumOstrich Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Perennial Garden, Entrance Plaza, & other gardensCrab Apple
Malus sp.
ArboretumHeavenly Bamboo
Nandina domestica
Behind Wedding GardenLacebark Pine
Pinus bungeana
Floral Border, Pinetum, & alongside Wedding GardenRiver Birch
Betula nigra
Parking Garden & ArboretumCoral Bark Willow
Salix alba 'Britzensis'
Parking Garden
February
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis 'Wisely Supreme'
Fragrance Walk & WoodlandPaper Birch
Betula papyrifera
ArboretumLeatherleaf Mahonia
Mahonia bealei
Fragrance WalkSnowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Fragrance Walk & WoodlandLacebark Pine
Pinus bungeana
Alongside Wedding Garden, Floral Border, & PinetumWinter Daphne
Daphne odora
Fragrance WalkOriental Paperbush
Edgeworthia chrysantha
Fragrance WalkWitch Hazel
Hamamelis x intermedia'Diane'
Fragrance WalkRiver Birch
Betula nigra
Parking Garden & ArboretumWintersweet
Chimonanthus praecox
Fragrance Walk
March
Christmas Rose
Helleborus niger
Fragrance Walk & WoodlandButterbur
Petasites japonicus 'Variegata'
Entrance Plaza, Woodland, & alongside Bee GardenSiberian squill
Scilla siberica
Fragrance WalkOriental Paperbush
Edgeworthia chrysantha
Fragrance WalkWitch Hazel
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane'
Fragrance Walk & Wedding GardenButtercup Witch Hazel
Corylopsis pauciflora
Fragrance WalkCrocus
Crocus
Floral Border, Herb Garden, Fragrance Walk, &Perennial GardenStriped Squill
Puschkinia scilloides
Fragrance Walk & Wedding GardenWinter jasmine
Jasminum nudiflorum
Fragrance Walk & alongside Children's GardenWitch Hazel
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Wisely Supreme'
Fragrance Walk & WoodlandSnowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Fragrance Walk, Floral Border, Backyard Gardens Woodland, & behind Wedding Garden
April
Star Magnolia
Magnolia stellata
Magnolia Path & ArboretumGlory of the Snow
Chionodoxa forbesii
Fragrance WalkKorean Spice Viburnum
Viburnum carlesii
Fragrance WalkDogwood
Cornus florida f. rubra
WoodlandGrape Hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum
Fragrance Walk & Perennial GardenCherry
Prunus serrulata 'Sekiyama'
Cherry Circle & Wedding GardenWitch Alder
Fothergilla gardenii
Arboretum & Floral BorderLeatherleaf mahonia
Mahonia bealei
Fragrance WalkTulips & Daffodils
Tulipa & Narcissus
Oak Allée, Annual Garden, & other gardensEastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
ArboretumFlowering Quince
Chaenomeles speciosa
Fragrance WalkRhododendron
Rhododendron
Woodland
May
Camass
Camassia leichtlinii
Ornamental Grass Garden & Perennial GardenOrnamental Garlic
Allium aflatunense 'Purple Sensation'
Circle Garden & Wedding GardenBleeding Hearts
Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart'
Backyard Garden & Wedding GardenFringe Tree
Chionanthus virginicus
ArboretumLilac Tree
Syringa vulgaris
Fragrance Walk & Circle GardenSolomon's Seal
Polygonatum odoratum
Herb Garden, Fragrance Walk, & Oak AlléeColumbine
Aquilegia caerulea
Perennial Garden, Oak Allée, & Wedding GardenRed Horse Chestnut
Aesculus x carnea 'Briotii'
Wedding Garden near Arboretum & Fragrance WalkBearded Iris
Iris
Herb Garden & Entrance PlazaAnemone
Anemone coronaria 'The Governor'
Floral BorderTulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Green Roof, Oak Allée, Parking Garden, & ArboretumFlorida Dogwood
Cornus florida
Woodland & Arboretum
June
Torch Lily
Kniphofia 'Alkazar'
Floral Border & QBG FarmRoses
Rosa
Rose Garden & Annual GardenBee Balm
Monarda 'Jacob Kline'
Floral Border & QBG FarmLavender
Lavandula
Herb GardenSouthern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia Border near Bee GardenSpurge
Euphorbia sp.
Oak AlléeClematis
Clematis 'Crystal Fountain'
Wedding Garden, Perennial Garden, & Herb GardenLupine
Lupinus pereninis
Perennial Garden, Wedding Garden, & Garden near Education BuildingClary Sage
Salvia sclarea
Herb GardenCup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum
Oak Allée, Perennial Garden, & backside of Bee GardenBee Blossom
Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies'
Parking GardenCheddar Pink
Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Grandiflora'
Green Roof
July
Canna Lily
Canna
Oak Allée, Tropical Bed, & Backyard GardensYarrow
Achillea millefolium
Herb Garden, Floral Border, & QBG FarmButterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Green Roof, Herb Garden, & Oak AlléeCone Flower
Echinacea purpurea
Herb Garden, Oak Allée, Constructed Wetland, Perennial Garden, & more!Lantana
Lantana camara
Tropical BedItalian Arum
Arum italicum
Perennial GardenBlack Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida
Perennial Garden, Oak Allée, & Wedding GardenBlackberry Lily
Belamcanda chinensis
Herb GardenOriental Lily
Lilium 'Casa Blanca'
Front of Wedding Garden & Floral BorderCastor Aralia
Kalopanax septemlobus
Side of Wedding Garden near Herb GardenTiger Lily
Lilium lancifolium
Perennial Garden, Circle Garden, & QBG FarmBlazing Star
Liatris spicata
Oak Allée, Floral Border, & Backyard Gardens
August
Patridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Constructed Wetland & Oak AlléeDinner Plate Hibiscus
Hibiscus 'Lord Baltimore'
Four Seasons BorderGarden Rain Tree
Koelreuteria paniculata
ArboretumOakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
Annual Garden & Wedding GardenCastorbean
Ricinus communis 'Red Giant'
Herb Garden & Circle GardenStone Crop
Sedum telephium 'Autumn Joy'
Floral BorderIronweed
Vernonia noverboracensis
Wetland & WoodlandCattail
Typha latifolia
Entrance Plaza Biotope, Wetland, & Wedding GardenGlobe Amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Floral BorderZinnia
Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Starlight'
Floral Border, Circle Garden, & Annual GardenBasil and Sage
Ocimum basilicum & Salvia officinalis
Herb GardenRose
Rosa 'Apricot Veranda'
Rose Garden & Annual Garden
September
Monarchs and other pollinators!
Perennial Garden & Floral BorderPineapple Sage
Salvia elegans
Herb Garden & Floral BorderRose Crown
Physostegia virginiana
Oak Allée & Wedding GardenBird of Paradise
Strelitzia reginae
Tropical BedRose
Rosa
Rose Garden & Annual GardenRed Maples
Acer rubrum
Oak Allée & ArboretumJapanese Pagoda Tree
Styphnolobium Japonicum
ArboretumBlue Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica
Entrance PlazaNorthern Sea Oats
Chasmantheum latifolium
Ornamental Grass Garden & Perennial GardenCardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Annual Garden
October
Pin Oaks
Quercus palustris
Oak Allée & ArboretumRose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Summer Storm'
Side of Wedding Garden near Bee Garden & Floral BorderZinnia
Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Starlight'
Floral BorderMexican Bush Sage
Salvia leucantha
Annual Garden, Entrance Plaza, & Fragrance WalkOsage Orange
Maclura pomifera
ArboretumBlackberry Lily
Belamcanda chinensis
Herb GardenCastorbean
Ricinus communis 'Big Red'
Herb Garden & Circle GardenAster
Aster novae-angliae
Constructed Wetland, Oak Allée, & behind Wedding GardenPhilodendron
Philodendron selloum/i>
Tropical BedSouthern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia Border near Bee GardenCock's Comba
Celosia argentea
Floral Border, Annual Garden, & Entrance PlazaRose
Rosa
Rose Garden & Annual Garden
November
Tobasco Pepper
Capsicum frutescens
Herb GardenBeauty Berry
Callicarpa japonica
Four Seasons Border & Green RoofRoses
Rosa
Rose Garden & Annual GardenAutumn Clematis
Clematis paniculata
Wedding Garden alongside Herb GardenSpider Flower
Cleome hassleriana
Rose GardenRose Hips
Rosa
Rose Garden, Annual Garden, Green Roof, & Constructed WetlandHops
Humulus lupulus
Herb Garden & Tropical Bed (near Main Street)Monkshood
Aconitum carmichaelii
Herb GardenWitch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Herb GardenMums
Chrysanthemum
Circle GardenTickseed
Coreopsis ' Mercury Rising'
Oak Allée
December
Willow-Leaved Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius
Woodland & Magnolia PathHorsetail
Equisetum hyemale
Garden alongside Education BuildingJuniper
Juniperus Sabina
Backside of Wedding GardenCone Flower
Echinacea purpurea
Herb Garden, Oak Allée, Green Roof, & other gardensPaper Birch
Betula papyrifera
Arboretum & Backyard GardensHibisucus
Hibiscus moscheutos
Alongside Wedding GardenJapanese Euonymus
Euonymus japonicus
Alongside Children's GardenBlue Atlas Cedar
Cedrus libani
Entrance PlazaBeauty Berry
Callicarpa japonica
Four Seasons Border & Green RoofPaperbark Maple
Acer griseum
Backyard Garden, Arboretum, & Bee GardenAmur Cherry
Prunus maackii
Arboretum
Photo Credits (in alphabetical order): Anne Tan-Detchkov, Dominick Totino, H. David Stein, & Jess Brey