What's in Bloom
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Below are some plants that are especially interesting or typically in bloom this month at Duke Gardens.
Every year unfolds differently, depending on the winter and spring weather conditions. 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: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October/early November.
Partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by curator Annabel Renwick.
Brown-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by curator Annabel Renwick.
Devil's walking stick
Aralia spinosa forming fruit in the Piedmont Prairie in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by curator Annabel Renwick.
Seashore Mallow
Kosteletzkya virginica in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by curator Annabel Renwick.
Colocasia
Colocasia 'Teacups' in the Historic Gardens. Photo by Robert Ayers.
White wood aster
Eurybia divaricata in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by Stefan Bloodworth.
Golden valerian
Patrinia scabiosifolia with Ailanthus webworm moth (Atteva aura) in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. Photo by Paul Jones.
Cutleaf coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by curator Annabel Renwick.
Kusamaki
Podocarpus macrophyllus in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. Photo by Paul Jones.
Tall rosinweed
Silphium asteriscus var. dentatum in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by Stefan Bloodworth.
New York ironweed
Vernonia novaboracensis in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by Stefan Bloodworth.
Amethyst toad-lily
Tricyrtis lasiocarpa in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. Photo by Paul Jones.
