It’s not just flowers bursting into bloom at the Garden this week—monumental bird sculptures have landed, too! Bamboozled: An Unexpected Bamboo Adventure opens this Thursday, bringing a playful twist to the Garden’s ever-evolving landscape. Curious about the actual plants in bloom? From a rainbow of irises and vibrant fuchsias to the delightfully unusual Egyptian walking onion and the Monkey’s Hand tree, Georgiann Keller covers it all in this week’s audio blog. Don’t miss it!
Photos from the Garden
Rose cactus (Pereskia grandiflora var. violacea ‘Royal Queen’)
Hybrid flowering maple (Abutilion x ‘Tiger Eye’)
Hybrid begonia (Begonia x Dragon WingⓇ Pink)
Hybrid Louisiana iris (Iris sp.)
Japanese water iris (Iris ensata ‘Ocean Mist’)
Hybrid fuchsia (Fuchsia x ‘Peachy’)
Hybrid fuchsia (Fuchsia x ‘Blackie’)
Hybrid fuchsia (Fuchsia x ‘Bright Morning’)
Hybrid fuchsia (Fuchsia x ‘Voodoo’)
Hybrid English rose (Rosa x ‘AUSgold’ Golden Celebration™) and borage (Borago officinalis)
Purple sage (Salvia leucophylla), borage (Borago officinalis) and California poppies (Eschscholzia californica)
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Hybrid shrub rose (Rosa x ‘RADyod’ KNOCKOUT® Blushing™)
Andean sage (Salvia discolor)
Egyptian walking onion (Allium x proliferum)
Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana ‘Variegata’)
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis ‘Mandarina’)
Chinese fringe trees (Chionanthus retusus)
Hybrid floribunda rose (Rosa x ‘WEKvossutono’ Julia Child™)
Hybrid echinopsis (Echinopsis spp)
Species cactus (Parodia warasii)
Species cactus (Parodia warasii)
Luther Burbank prickly pear (Opuntia x ficus-indica ‘Luther Burbank Spineless’)
Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea)
Fever tree (Vachellia xanthophloea)
Chinaberry tree (Melia azedarach)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
Yellow flags (Iris pseudacorus)
Macadamia nut tree (Macadamia integrifolia)
Monkey’s hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon)
