What's Blooming?
A few highlights as of July 9
Phlox maculata
Wild Sweet William
Look for it in the east Promenade.
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Bergamot
Look for it in the east Promenade.
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
Montbretia 'Lucifer'
Look for it at the south end of the Promenade.
Dalea purpurea
Purple Prairie Clover (native)
Look for it in both Shavano Plazas to the east of the Valley lawn.
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Milkweed (Native)
Look for it in the middle of the Waves of Grass in the Valley Garden.
Koelreuteria paniculata
Golden Rain Tree
Look for it just to the northwest of the Shavano Shelter.
Hemerocallia 'Ed Murray'
The Murray Daylily
Look for it above the turf plots at the southwest end of the Promenade.
Salvia pachyphylla
Mojave Sage
(from Plant Select®) Look for it in the Waterwise Garden, just south of the big Agave.
Echinacea tennesseensis
Tennessee Purple Coneflower
(Plant Select) Look for it below the Bluestem Joint Fir (Ephedra equisetina) in our Rock Garden (part of the Waterwise Garden).
Tanacetum densum subsp. amani
Partridge Feather
(from Plant Select®) Look for it along the eastern path through the Waterwise Garden.
Oenothera macrocarpa
Missouri Evening Primrose
Look for it along the pathway through the Rock Garden area of the Waterwise Garden.
Berlandiera lyrata
Chocolate Daisy (Chocolate Flower)
Look for it throughout our Waterwise Garden.