Bloom Guide May 2017
Perennials, Biennials, and Vines
Ajuga cvs. – Bugleweed
Aquilegia spp. and cvs. – Columbine
Asarum europaeum- European Ginger
Aurinia saxatilis – Basket of Gold
Baptisia australis, B. ‘Carolina Moonlight’- False Indigo
Bergenia cordifolia and cvs. – Pigsqueak
Brunnera macrophylla and ‘Jack Frost’ – Siberian Bugloss
Clematis montana ‘Rubens’ – Anemone Clematis
Corydalis ochroleuca – White Corydalis
Dianthus ‘Firewitch’, cvs. – Cheddar Pinks
Dicentra cucullaria – Dutchman’s Breeches
Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’-White Bleeding Heart
Digitalis grandiflora – Large Yellow Foxglove
Epimedium × versicolor – Yellow Barrenwort
Erythronium dens-canis – Dogtooth Violet
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae – Wood Spurge
Geranium macrorrhizum cvs. – Bigroot Cranesbill
Helleborus foetidus – Stinking Hellebore
H. orientalis – Lenten Rose
Iberis sempervirens – Candytuft
Mertensia virginica – Virginia Bluebells
Myosotis sylvatica- Forget Me Not
Nepeta x faasenii, Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s Low’ – Catmint
Paeonia lactiflora ‘New Dawn’, cvs. – Peony
Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Meikouhou’ – Tree Peony
Phlox stolonifera ‘Home Fires’-Creeping Woodland Phlox
Phlox subulata – Creeping Phlox
Polygonatum ordoratum ‘Variegatum’ – Fragrant Solomon Seal
Pulmonaria cvs. – Lungwort
Salvia ‘Mainacht’ – May Night Salvia
Annuals
Viola ‘Karma Blue Butterfly’ – Pansy
Viola ‘Sorbet Blueberry Cream’ – Viola
Trees and Shrubs
Chaenomeles speciosa – Flowering Quince
Cornus florida – Flowering Dogwood
Cercis canadensis – Eastern Redbud
Cytisus scoparius ‘Moonlight’, ‘Albiflorus’ – Scotch Brooms
Daphne x transatlantica ‘Jim’s Pride’, D. x burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’ – Daphnes
Deutzia gracilis, D.gracilis ‘Chardonnay Pearls’ – Slender Deutzia
Erica ‘Furzey’, ‘Kramer’s Rote’, ‘Silberschmelze’, ‘Springwood Pink’, ‘Springwood White’, ‘Winter Beauty’ – Spring and Darley Dale Heaths
Halesia tetraptera – Carolina Silverbell
Magnolia stellata – Star Magnolia
Mahonia ‘Orangee Flame’ – Grapeholly
Malus ‘Profusion’ – Profusion Crabapple
Pieris japonica, P. japonica ‘Little Heath’, ‘Dorothy Wyckoff’ – Japanese Pieris
Prunus laurocerasus ‘Schipkaensis’, ‘Otto Luykens’ – Cherry Laurels
Prunus ‘Kwanzan’ – Kwanzan Cherry
Rhododendron vaseyi – Pinkshell Azalea
Rhododendron spp. – Rhododendrons and Azaleas
Spirea x vanhoutei, S. ‘Renaissance’ – Spirea
Syringa vulgaris – Common Lilac
Syringa pubescens subsp. patula ‘Miss Kim’ – Miss Kim Lilac
Viburnum carlesii – Korean Spicebush
Bulbs
Anenome blanda ‘Pink Star’- Grecian Wind Flower
Camassia leichtinni – Quamash
Fritillaria meleagris, & var. uniflora alba – Checkered and White Guinea Hen Flower
Hyacinthoides hispanica- Spanish Bluebells
Leucojum aestivum – Summer Snowflake
Muscari armeniacum – Grape Hyacinth
Tulipa saxatalis – Candia Tulip
Tulipa ‘Angelique’, ‘Stunning Apricot’, ‘White Triumphator’ – Tulips