What's in Bloom
Welcome to Duke Gardens. Here is what's blooming as of July 5.
Every year unfolds differently, depending on seasonal weather conditions. Many flowers are also blooming earlier than usual in recent years. For an idea of plants you may wish to seek out at different times throughout the year, please see these plant highlight PDFs from peak periods in the past: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November.
You can read more about the plants of Duke Gardens in our Garden Talk columns.
We hope you have a chance to visit soon!
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Oriental Lily (Lilium 'Orania') found in the Mary Duke Biddle Rose Garden.
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Filipendula rubra in the Steve Church Endangered Species Garden.
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False Spirea (Astilbe chinensis 'Maggie Daley') found in the Walker Dillard Kirby Perennial Allée
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Trumpet lily (Lilium longiflorum var. scabrum) in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. Photo by Paul Jones.
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Golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum) in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. Photo by Paul Jones.
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Wheel wingnut (Cyclocarya paliurus) in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. Photo by Paul Jones.
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Brown’s trumpet lily (lilium brownii) in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. Photo by Paul Jones.
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Blackberry lily buds (Belamcanda chinensis) in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. Photo by Paul Jones.
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Blackberry lily (Belamcanda chinensis) in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. Photo by Paul Jones.
Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium purpureum) in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by Alice Le Duc.
Hibiscus in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by Alice Le Duc
Bog mint (Macbridea caroliniana) in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by Alice Le Duc
Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by Alice Le Duc
Rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos). Photo by Alice Le Duc
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Magnolia grandiflora in the Historic Gardens. Photo by Robert Ayers.
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Hydrangea macrophylla, found throughout Duke Gardens. Photo by Robert Ayers.
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Spigelia marilandica in the Walker Dillard Kirby Perennial Allée. Photo by Robert Ayers.