It’s the season for fuchsia, bromeliads and rose of Sharon! Truly, these beauties are blooming wonderfully in the Garden right now and are worth a visit to the Garden this week. And don’t worry, there’s more than that to see! Take a listen to Georgiann Keller’s latest audio blog below to find out exactly what to look out for during your visit this week and then make sure to grab your tickets in advance. 

 

 

Photos from the Garden

Fuchsia First Love
Fuchsia ‘First Love’

Fuchsia Tom West
Fuchsia ‘Tom West’

Fuchsia Wilma Versloot
Fuchsia ‘Wilma Versloot’

Fuchsia 'Zulu King'
Fuchsia ‘Zulu King’

Procumbens variegata species fuchsia
Fuchsia procumbens ‘Variegata’

Begonia in the boarder of the geometric garden beds
Begonia in the border of the geometric garden beds

Bromeliad flower spike
Bromeliad flower spike at the Dorothy and Allen Lay Staghorn Fern Collection

Giant bromeliad at the Overlook by the dry creek bed
Giant bromeliad at the Overlook by the dry creek bed

Bromeliad along the path to the right side of the dry creek bed
Bromeliad along the path to the right side of the dry creek bed

Daylilies in the Children’s Garden
Daylilies in the Children’s Garden

 
White rose of Sharon at the tram bench across from the Bohannon Rose Garden
White rose of Sharon at the tram bench across from the Dorothy and John Bohannon Rose Garden
 
Crown of Thorns
Crown of Thorns

Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa (Apache plume)
 
While Texas Olive
Texas Olive
Egyptian Jasmine
Egyptian Jasmine

Lucky nut tree
Thevetia peruviana (lucky nut)
 
Yellow bells
Tecoma stans (yellow bells)

Cockspur coral tree
Erythrina crista-galli (Cockspur coral tree)
 
 

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