Botanical Highlights
Learn about plants that are in season during your visit!
CLICK HERE for a map of the Garden and check below for handy plant guides and month-by-month highlights:
January
Red Twig Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea 'Winter Flame'
Four Seasons Border & Parking GardenVariegated Elkhorn Cypress
Thujopsis dolabrata 'Variegata'
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, 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
Ornamental Garlic
Allium aflatunense 'Purple Sensation'
Circle Garden & Wedding GardenBleeding Hearts
Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart'
Floral Border & 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 & Seasonal BedYarrow
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
Seasonal 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
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