by Communications Coordinator | Sep 1, 2023 | What's In Bloom
September 2023 Turk's Cap Mallow Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii Turk’s Cap, as we commonly call it here at BGO, has many common names which include, Turkcap, Turk’s Turban, Wax Mallow, Ladies Teardrop and Scotchman’s Purse. No matter what you call this...
by Communications Coordinator | Jul 1, 2023 | What's In Bloom
July 2023 Dara Here at BGO, we experiment with planting different types of plants just like you do. A plant which I have not seen but in one home garden of the thousands of gardens I have visited over my gardening career. I encountered ‘Dara’ in a home garden in...
by Communications Coordinator | Jun 1, 2023 | What's In Bloom
June 2023 Larkspur Consolida ajacis Late spring is a time of transition in the garden. The showy spectacle of springtime bloom is over and the summer annuals have not yet filled in to provide the backdrop of color for the warm months. It’s during this period that...
by Communications Coordinator | May 1, 2023 | What's In Bloom
May 2023 Fringetree Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus), also commonly called Grancy Greybeard and Old Man’s Beard, is one of the most beautiful and under-used, small flowering trees. This Ozark region native is breathtaking in full bloom in...
by Communications Coordinator | Apr 1, 2023 | What's In Bloom
April 2023 Weeping Crabapple Malus Species Crabapples (Malus species) are popular small trees closely related to apples but with smaller edible fruit. They also differ in leaf color, growth habit, flowering time, and flowering color. Crabapple trees are fairly...
