What's in Bloom
Below are some plants that are especially interesting or typically in bloom this month at Duke Gardens.
Every year unfolds differently, depending on seasonal weather conditions. Please see this April 29 map for recent bloom highlights. In addition to what's on the map, you'll also see alliums, irises, foxgloves, snapdragons and some plants in the Brassica family.
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.

Anemone 'Lord Lieutenant' in the Terrace Gardens. Photo by Robert Ayers.

Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by Erika Zambello.

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Excelsior') in the Terrace Gardens. Photo by Erika Zambello.
Cooley's meadow-rue (Thalictrum cooleyi) in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by Stefan Bloodworth.
Silky camellia (Stewartia malacodendron) in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by Stefan Bloodworth.
Dragon-root (Arisaema draconitum) in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by Stefan Bloodworth.
Sweet shrub (Calycanthus 'Venus') in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. Photo by Paul Jones.
Chinese forget-me-not (Cynoglossum amabile) in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. Photo by Paul Jones.
Magnolia hypoleuca, a Japanese species, in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. Photo by Paul Jones.
Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. Photo by Paul Jones.

Foxglove in the Page-Rollins White Garden. Photo by Robert Ayers.

Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) in the Historic Gardens. Photo by Alice Le Duc.