Seasons of Bloom at the Horticultural Gardens
January
Common Witchhazel – Hamamelis x intermedia
Japanese Camellia- Camellia japonica
Lenten Rose – Helleborus orientalis
Paperbush – Edgeworthia papyrifera
February
Daffodils
Japanese Apricot – Prunus mume
Japanese Camellia- Camellia japonica
Japanese Flowering Quince – Chaenomeles japonica
Spring Heath – Erica carnea
Winter Daphne – Daphne odora
Winter Honeysuckle – Lonicera fragrantissima
Winter Jasmine – Jasminum nudiflorumPeriwinkle
March
Bigleaf Periwinkle -Vinca major
Carolina Yellow Jessamine – Gelsemium sempervirens
Common Periwinkle – Vinca minor
Crabapple – Malus
Daffodils – Narcissus
Forsythia – Forsythia intermedia
Japanese Camellia- Camellia japonica
Leatherleaf Mahonia – Mahonia bealei
Redbud – Cercis Canadensis
Star Magnolia – Magnolia stellata
Thunberg Spirea – Spiraea thunbergii
Weeping Cherry – Prunus subhitella ‘Pendula’
April
Flowering Dogwood – Cornus florida
Indica Azaelas – Azaleas indica
Indian Hawthorn – Rhaphiolepis indica
Japanese Pieris – Pieris japonica
Japanese Snowbell – Styrax japonicas
Kurume Azaleas – Azalea obtusum
Kwanzan Cherry – Prunus serrulata ‘Kwazan’
Loropetalum – Loropetalum chinense
Prague Viburnum – Viburnum x pragense
Pittosporum – Pittosporum tobira
Reeves Spirea – Spiraea cantoniensis
Saucer Magnolia – Magnolia x soulangiana
Spring Bouguet Viburnum – Viburnum tinus ‘Spring Bouquet’
May
Banana Shrub – Michelia figo
Common Smoketree – Cotinous coggyria
Daylilies – Hemerocalli
European Cranberrybush Virburnum – Viburnum opulus
Fringetree – Chionanthus virginicus
Kousa Dougwood – Cornus kousa
Mockorange – Philadelphus coronaries
Rhododendron – Rhododendron
Satsuki Azaleas – Azalea x satsuki
Southern Magnolia – Magnolia grandiflora
Spanish Bayonet – Yucca aloifolia
June
Abelia – Abelia x grandiflora
Crapemyrtle Bigleaf Hydrangea – Hydrangea macrophylla
Crapemyrtle – Lagerstroemia indica
Daylilies – Hemerocallis
Gardenia – Gardenia jasminoides
Goldenraintree – Koelreuteria paniculata
Shirobana Spirea – Spiraea japonica ‘Shirobana’
Sweetbay Magnolia – Magnolia virginiana
Virginia Sweetspire – Itea virginica
July
Butterfly bush – Buddleia davidii
Crapemyrtle – Lagerstroemia indica
Daylilies – Hemerocallis
Oleander – Nerium Oleander
Peegee Hydrangea – Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’
Rose of Sharon – Hibiscus syrica
Scotch Rose – Rosa spinosissima
Shirobana Spirea – Spiraea japonica ‘Shirobana’
August
Butterfly bush – Buddleia davidii
Crapemyrtle – Lagerstroemia indica
Creeping Liriope – Liriope spicata
Harlequin Blorybower – Clerodendrum trichotomum
Hosta – Hosta
Liriope – Liriope muscari
Oleander – Nerium Oleander
Shirobana Spirea – Spiraea japonica ‘Shirobana’
September
American Beautberry – Callicarpa americana (showy fruit)
October
Fortunes Osmanthus – Osmanthus x fortune
Holly Osmanthus – Osmanthus heterophyllus
Loquat – Eriobotrya japonica
Sasanqua Camellia – Camellia sansanqua
Osmanthus Thorny Elaeagnus – Elaeagnus pungens
Encore Azaleas – Azalea
November
Encore Azaleas – Azalea
Sasanqua Camellia – Camellia sansanqua
December
Curly European Filbert – Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ – interesting branches
Hollies – Ilex – fruit set
Sasanqua Camellia – Camellia sansanqua