What’s In Bloom: June 2025
June 2025 Daylilies Hemerocallis sp. Daylilies, often called “ditch lilies,” are clump-forming, upright herbaceous perennials with foliage reaching 1 to 1.5 feet tall. Native to Asia and central Europe, they are not true lilies. The genus name comes from the Greek...
What’s In Bloom: May 2025
May 2025 Aphrodite Sweetshrub Calycanthus x ‘Aphrodite’ I couldn’t resist highlighting the Aphrodite Sweetshrub – a plant that brings back fond childhood memories. I remember visiting a neighbor’s old home and smelling the sweet scent of Carolina Sweetbush, a...
What’s In Bloom: April 2025
April 2025 Stellar Pink Dogwood Cornus x rutgerensis The Stellar Pink Dogwood is a hybrid of the American Dogwood (Cornus florida) and Chinese Dogwood (Cornus kousa), developed by Elwin R. Orton Jr. at Rutgers University. Though modest in size, this upright...
What’s In Bloom: March 2025
March 2025 White Forsythia Abeliaphyllum distichum When I hear the common name “Forsythia,” I often picture a medium-sized shrub covered in bright yellow, bell-shaped flowers. The “White Forsythia” has similar small, white bell-shaped blooms,...