Our newest blooms aren’t just adding vibrant color and beauty to the Garden—they’re buzzing with pollinator activity! From mugwort and narrowleaf milkweed to the whimsical balloon plant, these flowering favorites are attracting butterflies, bees, and even caterpillars. Garden volunteer Georgiann Keller captured some stunning moments of these busy visitors, which you can see below.
Want to know what else is blooming across the Garden’s 87 acres? Georgiann’s latest audio blog highlights seasonal standouts like agaves, fuchsias, cosmos, and more. Give it a listen—then come experience the color, movement and magic for yourself!
Photos from the Garden
Jacaranda trees (Jacaranda mimosifolia)
Agapanthus (Agapanthus x africanus)
Southern magnolia tree (Magnolia grandiflora)
Heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica)
Fortnight lily (Dietes grandiflora)
Hybrid fuchsia (Fuchsia x ‘Tom West’)
Hybrid fuchsia (Fuchsia x ‘New Millenium’)
Hybrid fuchsia (Fuchsia x ‘Quasar’)
Species fuchsia (Fuchsia denticulata)
Narrow leaf milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis)
California mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana)
Rough hedgenettle (Stachys rigida)
Pink cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) and sulfur cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus)
Giant wildrye (Leymus condensatus)
Purple sage (Salvia leucophylla)
Black and blue sage (Salvia x guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’)
Bromeliad
Hooker’s evening primrose (Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri)
Seaside buckwheat (Eriogonum grande var. rubescens)
Hybrid bromeliad
Baja ocotillo (Fouquieria peninsularis)
Parry’s agave (Agave parryi)
Mexican grass tree (Dasylirion quadrangulatum)
Desert spoon (Dasylirion wheeleri)
Century plant (Agave americana)
Moonlight cactus (Selenicereus sp.)
Piñuela (Bromelia pinguin)
Balloon plant (Gomphocarpus physocarpus)
Mexican tree marigold (Tithonia diversifolia)
