What's in Bloom Full Calendar

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)