Cue the fanfare—spring is in full swing at the Garden! Trumpet trees are still stealing the show with their brilliant blooms, including the stunning hybrid trumpet tree on the Upper Meadow. While these trees have been flowering for weeks, new blooms are making their debut too—look out for cheerful sweet peas, striking giant spear lily and a colorful array of irises and hybrid African daisies. Want to learn more about these seasonal stunners? Tune into Georgiann Keller’s latest audio blog below to learn more about what’s blooming now. Then, don’t wait—grab your tickets and come experience the magic of spring in person. These blooms won’t be around forever!
Photos from the Garden
Giant spear lily (Doryanthes palmeri)
Pink trumpet tree (Handroanthus impetiginosus)
Golden trumpet tree (Handroanthus chrysotrichus)
Hybrid trumpet tree (Handroanthus impetiginosus x chrysotrichus ‘Apricot’)
Sweet olive (Osmanthus fragrans)
Dutch iris (Iris x hollandica ‘Apollo’ and ‘Carmen’)
Sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus ‘Cupani’s Original’)
Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
Santa Barbara milkvetch (Astragalus trichopodus)
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Hybrid Pacific coast iris (Iris x ‘Pacific Coast Hybrids’)
Hybrid African daisy (Dimorphotheca sp.)
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Hybrid angel trumpet (Brugmansia x ‘Charles Grimaldi’)
Shrub balsam (Impatiens sodenii)
Bread-seed poppy (Papaver somniferum)
Chinese fringe tree (Chionanthus retusus)
Hybrid angel’s trumpet (Brumangsia x ‘Pink Velvet’)
Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis)
Pink jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum)
Hybrid California lilac (Ceanothus x ‘Ray Hartman’)
Hybrid bearded iris (Iris x germanica)
Hybrid crabapple (Malus spp.)
Species amaryllis (Hippeastrum papilio)
Octopus agave (Agave vilmoriniana)
