Blooms of Note
To our visitors: please do not pick or dig up our flowers. They are here for everyone’s enjoyment.
We will gladly give you resources to acquire flowers for your own garden. Thank you.
Of the many irises are blooming currently at Hatcher Garden, this highlighted iris Is the Copper Iris (Iris fulva “Illinois Dwarf”). This native to North America is currently blooming between the Jesse Taylor Pavilion and the Water Wise Demonstration Garden. This beautiful copper colored plant likes moist soils and is flat topped, there are no standards (the petals that stands up) like with bearded irises.
Here is another iris, called the Dixie Iris or Carolina Iris (Iris hexagona). This rarest of native iris can be found in South Carolina and Georgia. Also rare for this iris is the color. Usually colored blue or violet, this particularly plant bears a white flower. As you can see, unlike the Copper Iris mentioned above, it has the three standards like common bearded irises though minus the beard on the falls.
The Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus), also called Carolina Allspice and Spicebush, is currently blooming in the Josephine Hatcher Woodland Garden and other parts of the garden. The maroon colored blooms of this small shrub is fruity scented.
Our fourth bloom of note is the Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), another spring ephemeral growing in the Josephine Hatcher Woodland Garden. A member of the Arum family, like calla lilies, this unique flower is so named because it looks like a preacher in a pulpit. It has two glossy leaves that are divided into three leaflets which will continue to grow and tower over the flower. Plants are either male or female. If there are too many of one gender in a specific area, some will convert to the other gender to increase the possibility of reproduction. This flower also has coloring page to download.
This fifth bloom of note is one of the trilliums in the Josephine Hatcher Woodland Garden. This is the Red Trillium (Trillium recurvatum) is unique in that it’s small red wine colored flower rests at the base where the three leaves diverge from the stem. Unlike other trilliums, this trillium (also called Prairie Trillium) has unmottled leaves. There is a coloring page that can be downloaded.
Splendor in Every Season
There’s always something in bloom at Hatcher Garden. While blooms cannot be predicted with complete accuracy, the following list offers a sample of what you may see throughout the year.
Note: ‘Single quotes’ indicate cultivar names and “double quotes” indicate common names.
Spring
Ajuga reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’
Ajuga reptans ‘Chocolate Chip’
Amsonia hubrichtii (bloom) “Threadleaf Bluestar”
Azalea, many colors
Azalea, native
Baptisia sphaerocarpa ‘Screaming Yellow’
Cercis canadensis ‘Alba’ “White Redbud”
Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ “Weeping Redbud”
Cercis canadensis ‘Traveller’
Clematis armandii “Evergreen Clematis”
Daffodils, assorted cultivars
Dianthus ‘Bath’s Pink’
Erythronium americanum
Fothergilla (bloom)
Galanthus nivalis
Geranium ‘Rozanne’ “Woodland Geranium”
Hyacinth, assorted cultivars
Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother'
Kerria japonica
Leucojum aestivum “Summer Snowflake”
Lunaria annua (bloom) “Money Plant”
Magnolia soulangeana “Tulip Magnolia”
Mertensia viriginica - “Virginia Bluebells”
Ornithogalum umbellatum “Star of Bethlehem”
Philadelphus coronarius “Mock Orange”
Phlox divaricata ‘Woodland Phlox’
Rhododendron hybrida
Spirea vanhouttei “Bridal Wreath Spirea”
Trillium cernuum
Trillium grandiflorium
Trillium recurvatum
SUMMER
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Aesculus parviflora “Bottlebrush Buckeye”
Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’
Asclepias tuberosa “Butterfly weed”
Buddleja davidii “Butterfly Bush”
Caryopteris divaricata ‘Snow Fairy’ “Bluebeard”
Cephalanthus occidentalis ‘Sputnik’ “Buttonbush”
Clerodendrum trichotomum (flower) “Peanut Butter tree”
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’ “Threadleaf Coreopsis”
Delosperma cooperi “Ice Plant”
Digitalis purpurea “Foxglove”
Echinacea ‘Magnus’ “Purple Coneflower”
Gardenia, many cultivars
Hemerocallis “Daylily” assorted cultivars
Hibiscus hybrid ‘Moy Grande’
Hosta, many cultivars
Hydrangeas (Oakleaf, Mophead and Lacecap) – many cultivars
Illicium floridanum “Florida Anise”
Indigofera ‘Little Pinkie’
Koelreuteria paniculata “Golden Rain Tree”
Lantana ‘New Gold’ and others
Liriope ‘Royal Purple’ and others “Monkey Grass”
Musa basjoo “Banana Tree”
Penstemon ‘Husker’s Red’
Physostegia virginiana ‘Miss Manners’ “Obedient Plant”
Salvia ‘Black and Blue’
Salvia ‘Hot Lips’
Salvia ‘Lipstick’
Trachelospermum jasminoides “Confederate Jasmine”
Tradescantia “Purple Heart”
AUTUMN
Acer palmatum “Japanese Maple” many cultivars
Acer saccharum “Sugar Maple”
Amsonia hubrichtii (foliage) “Threadleaf Bluestar”
Callicarpa americana “Beautyberry”
Camellia sasanqua
Chasmanthium latifolium “Northern Sea Oats”
Chelone lyonii ‘Hot Lips’ “Turtlehead”
Chrysanthemum ‘Country Girl,’ ‘Michelle’s Pink,’ and others
Clerodendrum trichotomum (seed) “Peanut Butter tree”
Cotoneaster salicifolius “Willow-leaf Cotoneaster”
Crinum “Crinum Lily”
Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ “Montbretia”
Cyclamen hederifolium “Hardy Cyclamen”
Euonymus americanus “Strawberry Bush” or “Hearts-a-Bustin”
Eupatorium dubium ‘Little Joe’ Joe Pye Weed
Fothergilla (foliage)
Gingko biloba “Maidenhair Tree”
Hedychium coronarium “Ginger Lily”
Hibiscus syriacus “Rose of Sharon” or “Althea”
Impatiens capensis “Jewelweed”
Leucanthemum ‘Becky’ “Shasta Daisy”
Liquidambar ‘Slender Silhouette’ “Narrow Sweetgum”
Lobelia cardinalis “Cardinal Flower”
Lunaria annua (seed) “Money Plant”
Lycoris radiata “Surprise Lily”
Mahonia eurybracteata
Muhlenbergia capillaris “Pink Muhly Grass”
Osmanthus fragrans ‘Fudingzhu’ “Tea Olive”
Parrotia persica ‘Select’ “Persian Ironwood”
Polianthes “Tuberosa”
Rudbeckia “Black Eyed Susan”
Rudbeckia maxima “Giant Coneflower”
Salvia leucantha “Mexican Sage”
Solidago ‘Fireworks’ “Goldenrod”
WINTER
Lonicera fragrantissima “Winter Honeysuckle”
Magnolia stellata “Star Magnolia”
Mahonia bealei ‘Winter Sun’ “Leatherleaf Mahonia”
Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’
Nandina domestica
Pachysandra “Japanese Spurge”
Prunus mume ‘Peggy Clarke’ “Flowering Apricot”
Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku' “Coral Bark Maple”
Camellia japonica “Harold Hatcher favorites”
Edgeworthia chrysantha “Paper Bush”
Eranthis hyemalis “Winter Aconite”
Hamamelis “Witch Hazel”
Iris reticulata
Jasminum nudiflorum “Winter Jasmine”
Lilium formosanum “Formosa Lily
year-round
Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’ “Sweet Flag”
Cyrtomium falcatum 'Rochfordianum' “Holly Fern”
Cephalataxus harringtonia ‘Dukes Garden’ “Spreading Yew”
Conifers (Gazebo Conifer Garden and ACS Selection Garden)
Distylium ‘Vintage Jade’ “Blue Leaf Isu”
Heuchera ‘Caramel’ and ‘Key Lime Rickey’
Ophiopogon “Mondo Grass”
Panicum ‘Heavy Metal’ Switch grass
Poncirus trifoliata ‘Flying Dragon’ “Hardy Orange”