What's in Bloom Full Calendar
January
January can be cold but it is still possible to enjoy the garden. Some winter bloomers are:
- Camellia japonica - an evergreen shrub that blooms in late autumn through early spring
- (December-February) There are many cultivars that bloom with single or double flowers of white, pink, or red.
- Japanese Magnolia (Magnolia soulangiana)- a deciduous shrub or small tree that blooms in early spring on the bare branches before leafing out.
- Unexpected color can be found in the cactus and succulents garden. Many different kinds of kananchoes and aloes are blooming.
- Aloe
- Kalanchoe
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Japanese Magnolia
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February
February may be cold, but there's still some color in the garden.
- Camellia japonica
- Azaleas
- Kalanchoe sp
- Hardy Gloxinia
- Clivia
- Bilbergia
- Justicia carnea
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Azaleas
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March
- Azaleas
- Redbud Tree
- Chinese Fringe Tree Chionathus retusus
- Spiraea reevesiana
- Japanese Magnolia Magnolia soulangeana
- Star Magnolia Magnolia stellata
- Chinese Witch Hazel Loropetalum chinense
- Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
- Lady Banks Rose Rosa banksii
- Prunus mexicana Mexican Plum
- Buckeye Aesculus pavia
- Banana Shrub Michellia figo
- Wisteria Wisteria sinensis
- Sweetspire itea virginica
Cool Weather Annuals and Herbs
- Larkspur
- Nasturtium
- Poppies
- Bacheler’s Buttons
- Dianthus
- Petunias
- Pansies and violas
- Cilantro
- Borage
- Fennel
- Dahlberg daisy
Perennials and Ground Covers
- Byzantine gladiolus Gladiolus byzantinus
- Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens
- Pink Jasmine Jasminum polyantha
- Amaryllis
- Summer Snowdrops Leucojum aestivum
- Strawberry Begonia
- Moss verbena Verbena tenuisecta
- Yellow Flag
- Ground Orchid Bletilla
- Louisiana Iris
- Stokes aster
- Verbena Biloxi blue
- Clivia
- Penstemmon tenuis
- Shrimp Plant
- Hinckley’s Columbine Aquilegia hinckleyana
- Narcissus
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Amaryllis papilo
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April
- Azaleas
- Orchid Tree Bauhinia
- Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Brunfelsia australis
- Star Anise Illicium floridanum
- Virginia Willow Itea virgiana
- Buckeye
- Bottle Brush
Perennials, vines and ground covers
- Shasta Daisy Chrysanthemum maximum
- Confederate Jasmine Trachelospermum jasminoides
- Louisiana iris
- Crinum
- Coral Honeysuckle
- Freesia albamarginata
- Crocosmia
- Firespike
- Louisiana Blue Phlox Phlox divaricata
- Mexican Lobelia
- Freesia
- Bear’s Breeches Acanthus mollis
Cool Weather Annuals and Herbs
- Delphinium
- Poppy Papaver
- Iceland Poppies
- Larkspur
- Dianthus
- Pansies
- Calendulas
- Cosmos bipinnatus
- Diascia
- Foxglove
- Lobelea
- Alyssum
- Nemesia
- Nemophila
- Nicotiana
- Osteospermum
- Snapdragon
- Sweet pea
- Toadflax
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Bottle Brush
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May
Shrubs and trees
- Oakleaf Hydrangea
- Lacecape Hydrangea
- Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
- Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta
- Vitex Vitex agnus-castus
- Viburnum
- Titi Cyrilla racemiflora
- Indigofera
- Evergreen Hydrangea Dichroa
Perennials, vines and ground covers
- Purple Cone Flower Echinacea purpurea
- Crinum White Queen
- Bulbine frutescens
- Lion’s Tail
- Verbena bonariensis
- Walking Iris
- Coreopsis
- Blood Lily Scadoxus multiflorus
- Lily of the Nile Agapanthus
- Spreklia
- Shell ginger Alpinia zerumbet
- Hidden Lilies Curcuma sp
- Stoke’s Aster Stokesia laevis
- Balsam
- Blue Daze
Annuals and Herbs
Most cool weather flowering annuals and herbs are finishing their season, some linger on
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Begonia
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June
Shrubs and trees
- Crape Myrtle
- Firecracker Plant Russelia equisetiformis
- Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
- Sweet Verbena Aloysia virgata
- Thryallis Galphimia glauca
Perennials, vines and ground covers
- Crocosmia
- Evergreen Wisteria Milettia reticulata
- Gingers
- Texas Star Hibiscus Hibiscus coccineus
- Plumeria
- Shrimp Plant Justicia brandegeana
- Dancing Girls Ginger Globba racemosa
- Pineapple Lily
- Evergreen Wisteria
- Lily of the Nile Agapanthus africanus
- Disney Ginger
- Milkweed
- Crinum jagus
- Pentas
- Yarrow
- Purple Coneflower
- Purple Porterweed
- Rain lilies
- Red Tower ginger
Annuals and Herbs
- Sunflower
- Cosmos sulphureus Gaillardia
- Hyacinth bean
- Impatiens
- Lantana
- Melampodium
- Portulaca
- Purslane
- Salvias
- Torenia
- Verbena
- Wax begonia
- Zinnia
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Caesalpinia Pulcherrima
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July
Most warm weather annuals
Crape myrtles
Harlequin glory bower Clerodendrum
Crinum Lily Crinum americanum
Thunbergia battiscombei
Spider Lily Hymenocallis caroliniana
Rain Lily
Peacock Gingers Kaempferia sp
Indigo Indigofera kirilowii
Miscanthus
Achimenes
Gailardia
Brilliantasia
Angelwing Begonias
Yellow Walking Iris
Purple Coneflower
Yellowbells Tecoma stans
Milkweed Asclepias curassavica
Shrimp Plant
Roundleaf Vitex Vitex rotundifolia
Hummingbird Plant Dicliptera suberecta
Firecracker Plant
Cigar Bush
Philippine Lily
Bleeding Heart Vine Clerodendrum thomsonii
Feverfew
Pentas
Red Yucca
Curcuma Candy Cane
Siphonochielus kirkii
Purple Globe Ginger
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August
August is a hard month for plants (and gardeners). It’s hot and humid, and when it’s not raining the heat is brutal. Plants that thrive in the heat farther north struggle when night time temperatures don’t cool enough to let the plants recoup.
What do well are gingers and tropical plants:
- Hidden Lily Ginger Raspberry (Curcuma 'Raspberry')
- Purple Globe Ginger (Globba globulifera)
- Silver Spot Peacock Ginger (Kaempferia pulchra ‘Silver Spot’)
- White Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium) The most fragrant butterfly ginger.
- Heliconia Lady Di (Heliconia psittacorum ‘Lady Di’)
- Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
- Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
- Papaya (Carica papaya)
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Abelmoschus Sculentus
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September
It’s not quite fall yet, the summer flowering perennials are still blooming and summer bedding plants are getting their second wind. Butterfly populations are booming and many are nectaring in the garden. Red and tubular flowers are particularly attractive to both hummingbirds and butterflies.
- Texas Sage (Salvia coccinea)
- Firebush (Hamelia patens)
- Pentas (Pentas lanceolata) with Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus)
- Harvest Sage (Salvia confertiflora)
- Red Fountain Plant (Russelia equisetifolia)
- Rangoon Creeper (Quisqualis indica)
October
Fall blooming salvias are doing their thing, looking great!
The lily pond is showing off, especially the spectacularly huge Victoria water lily.
Wild ageratum (Eupatorium coelestinum) has been aggressively spreading all summer.
Now the soft blue fuzzy flowers are a butterfly magnet.
Eupatoreum
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November
Still lots of color in the garden.
- Golden Wonder (Cassia splendida) and Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)
- Hardy gloxinia (Gloxinia sylvatica)
- Ligularia (Ligularia dentata)
- Flamingo Flower (Justicia carnea)
- Princess Flower (Tibouchina urvilleana)
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Hardy Gloxina
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December
Outside the Sweet Olives are blooming, their tiny flowers filling the air with sweet perfume.
A diversity of ferns and plants from tropical rain forests thrive in the conservatory.
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Adiantum Cadatum
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