Learn what plants are in season when you visit!
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January
Red Twig Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea 'Winter Flame'
Four Seasons Border & Parking Garden
Variegated Elkhorn Cypress
Thujopsis dolabrata 'Variegata'
Backyard Gardens & Wedding Garden
European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus 'Globosa'
Alongside Wedding Garden
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Bee Garden
Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
Arboretum
Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Perennial Garden, Entrance Plaza, & other gardens
Crab Apple
Malus sp.
Arboretum
Heavenly Bamboo
Nandina domestica
Behind Wedding Garden
Lacebark Pine
Pinus bungeana
Floral Border, Pinetum, & alongside Wedding Garden
River Birch
Betula nigra
Parking Garden & Arboretum
Coral Bark Willow
Salix alba 'Britzensis'
Parking Garden
February
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis 'Wisely Supreme'
Fragrance Walk & Woodland
Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
Arboretum
Leatherleaf Mahonia
Mahonia bealei
Fragrance Walk
Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Fragrance Walk & Woodland
Lacebark Pine
Pinus bungeana
Alongside Wedding Garden, Floral Border, & Pinetum
Winter Daphne
Daphne odora
Fragrance Walk
Oriental Paperbush
Edgeworthia chrysantha
Fragrance Walk
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis x intermedia'Diane'
Fragrance Walk
River Birch
Betula nigra
Parking Garden & Arboretum
Wintersweet
Chimonanthus praecox
Fragrance Walk
March
Christmas Rose
Helleborus niger
Fragrance Walk & Woodland
Butterbur
Petasites japonicus 'Variegata'
Entrance Plaza, Woodland, & alongside Bee Garden
Siberian squill
Scilla siberica
Fragrance Walk
Oriental Paperbush
Edgeworthia chrysantha
Fragrance Walk
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane'
Fragrance Walk & Wedding Garden
Buttercup Witch Hazel
Corylopsis pauciflora
Fragrance Walk
Crocus
Crocus
Floral Border, Herb Garden, Fragrance Walk, &Perennial Garden
Striped Squill
Puschkinia scilloides
Fragrance Walk & Wedding Garden
Winter jasmine
Jasminum nudiflorum
Fragrance Walk & alongside Children's Garden
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Wisely Supreme'
Fragrance Walk & Woodland
Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Fragrance Walk, Floral Border, Backyard Gardens Woodland, & behind Wedding Garden
April
Star Magnolia
Magnolia stellata
Magnolia Path & Arboretum
Glory of the Snow
Chionodoxa forbesii
Fragrance Walk
Korean Spice Viburnum
Viburnum carlesii
Fragrance Walk
Dogwood
Cornus florida f. rubra
Woodland
Grape Hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum
Fragrance Walk & Perennial Garden
Cherry
Prunus serrulata 'Sekiyama'
Cherry Circle & Wedding Garden
Witch Alder
Fothergilla gardenii
Arboretum & Floral Border
Leatherleaf mahonia
Mahonia bealei
Fragrance Walk
Tulips & Daffodils
Tulipa & Narcissus
Oak Allée, Annual Garden, & other gardens
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Arboretum
Flowering Quince
Chaenomeles speciosa
Fragrance Walk
Rhododendron
Rhododendron
Woodland
May
Camass
Camassia leichtlinii
Ornamental Grass Garden & Perennial Garden
Ornamental Garlic
Allium aflatunense 'Purple Sensation'
Circle Garden & Wedding Garden
Bleeding Hearts
Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart'
Backyard Garden & Wedding Garden
Fringe Tree
Chionanthus virginicus
Arboretum
Lilac Tree
Syringa vulgaris
Fragrance Walk & Circle Garden
Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum odoratum
Herb Garden, Fragrance Walk, & Oak Allée
Columbine
Aquilegia caerulea
Perennial Garden, Oak Allée, & Wedding Garden
Red Horse Chestnut
Aesculus x carnea 'Briotii'
Wedding Garden near Arboretum & Fragrance Walk
Bearded Iris
Iris
Herb Garden & Entrance Plaza
Anemone
Anemone coronaria 'The Governor'
Floral Border
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Green Roof, Oak Allée, Parking Garden, & Arboretum
Florida Dogwood
Cornus florida
Woodland & Arboretum
June
Torch Lily
Kniphofia 'Alkazar'
Floral Border & QBG Farm
Roses
Rosa
Rose Garden & Annual Garden
Bee Balm
Monarda 'Jacob Kline'
Floral Border & QBG Farm
Lavender
Lavandula
Herb Garden
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia Border near Bee Garden
Spurge
Euphorbia sp.
Oak Allée
Clematis
Clematis 'Crystal Fountain'
Wedding Garden, Perennial Garden, & Herb Garden
Lupine
Lupinus pereninis
Perennial Garden, Wedding Garden, & Garden near Education Building
Clary Sage
Salvia sclarea
Herb Garden
Cup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum
Oak Allée, Perennial Garden, & backside of Bee Garden
Bee Blossom
Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies'
Parking Garden
Cheddar Pink
Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Grandiflora'
Green Roof
July
Canna Lily
Canna
Oak Allée, Tropical Bed, & Backyard Gardens
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Herb Garden, Floral Border, & QBG Farm
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Green Roof, Herb Garden, & Oak Allée
Cone Flower
Echinacea purpurea
Herb Garden, Oak Allée, Constructed Wetland, Perennial Garden, & more!
Lantana
Lantana camara
Tropical Bed
Italian Arum
Arum italicum
Perennial Garden
Black Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida
Perennial Garden, Oak Allée, & Wedding Garden
Blackberry Lily
Belamcanda chinensis
Herb Garden
Oriental Lily
Lilium 'Casa Blanca'
Front of Wedding Garden & Floral Border
Castor Aralia
Kalopanax septemlobus
Side of Wedding Garden near Herb Garden
Tiger Lily
Lilium lancifolium
Perennial Garden, Circle Garden, & QBG Farm
Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Oak Allée, Floral Border, & Backyard Gardens
August
Patridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Constructed Wetland & Oak Allée
Dinner Plate Hibiscus
Hibiscus 'Lord Baltimore'
Four Seasons Border
Garden Rain Tree
Koelreuteria paniculata
Arboretum
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
Annual Garden & Wedding Garden
Castorbean
Ricinus communis 'Red Giant'
Herb Garden & Circle Garden
Stone Crop
Sedum telephium 'Autumn Joy'
Floral Border
Ironweed
Vernonia noverboracensis
Wetland & Woodland
Cattail
Typha latifolia
Entrance Plaza Biotope, Wetland, & Wedding Garden
Globe Amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Floral Border
Zinnia
Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Starlight'
Floral Border, Circle Garden, & Annual Garden
Basil and Sage
Ocimum basilicum & Salvia officinalis
Herb Garden
Rose
Rosa 'Apricot Veranda'
Rose Garden & Annual Garden
September
Monarchs and other pollinators!
Perennial Garden & Floral Border
Pineapple Sage
Salvia elegans
Herb Garden & Floral Border
Rose Crown
Physostegia virginiana
Oak Allée & Wedding Garden
Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia reginae
Tropical Bed
Rose
Rosa
Rose Garden & Annual Garden
Red Maples
Acer rubrum
Oak Allée & Arboretum
Japanese Pagoda Tree
Styphnolobium Japonicum
Arboretum
Blue Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica
Entrance Plaza
Northern Sea Oats
Chasmantheum latifolium
Ornamental Grass Garden & Perennial Garden
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Annual Garden
October
Pin Oaks
Quercus palustris
Oak Allée & Arboretum
Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Summer Storm'
Side of Wedding Garden near Bee Garden & Floral Border
Zinnia
Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Starlight'
Floral Border
Mexican Bush Sage
Salvia leucantha
Annual Garden, Entrance Plaza, & Fragrance Walk
Osage Orange
Maclura pomifera
Arboretum
Blackberry Lily
Belamcanda chinensis
Herb Garden
Castorbean
Ricinus communis 'Big Red'
Herb Garden & Circle Garden
Aster
Aster novae-angliae
Constructed Wetland, Oak Allée, & behind Wedding Garden
Philodendron
Philodendron selloum/i>
Tropical Bed
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia Border near Bee Garden
Cock's Comba
Celosia argentea
Floral Border, Annual Garden, & Entrance Plaza
Rose
Rosa
Rose Garden & Annual Garden
November
Tobasco Pepper
Capsicum frutescens
Herb Garden
Beauty Berry
Callicarpa japonica
Four Seasons Border & Green Roof
Roses
Rosa
Rose Garden & Annual Garden
Autumn Clematis
Clematis paniculata
Wedding Garden alongside Herb Garden
Spider Flower
Cleome hassleriana
Rose Garden
Rose Hips
Rosa
Rose Garden, Annual Garden, Green Roof, & Constructed Wetland
Hops
Humulus lupulus
Herb Garden & Tropical Bed (near Main Street)
Monkshood
Aconitum carmichaelii
Herb Garden
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Herb Garden
Mums
Chrysanthemum
Circle Garden
Tickseed
Coreopsis ' Mercury Rising'
Oak Allée
December
Willow-Leaved Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius
Woodland & Magnolia Path
Horsetail
Equisetum hyemale
Garden alongside Education Building
Juniper
Juniperus Sabina
Backside of Wedding Garden
Cone Flower
Echinacea purpurea
Herb Garden, Oak Allée, Green Roof, & other gardens
Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
Arboretum & Backyard Gardens
Hibisucus
Hibiscus moscheutos
Alongside Wedding Garden
Japanese Euonymus
Euonymus japonicus
Alongside Children's Garden
Blue Atlas Cedar
Cedrus libani
Entrance Plaza
Beauty Berry
Callicarpa japonica
Four Seasons Border & Green Roof
Paperbark Maple
Acer griseum
Backyard Garden, Arboretum, & Bee Garden
Amure Cherry
Prunus maackii
Arboretum
Photo Credits (in alphabetical order): Anne Tan-Detchkov, Dominick Totino, H. David Stein, & Jess Brey