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Lilies are in full flower in many locations around the Garden including the two bulb gardens as well as the Kemper Center.
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In the Japanese Garden the Japanese iris and sacred lotus are starting. You won't want to miss them.
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Roses are still flowering in many locations including our two rose gardens.
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Southern magnolias are still flowering and the Japanese stewartia will be in flower for a short time.
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The buttonbush has a very interesting flower and the flowers on sumac promise a nice crop of red berries for the fall. The bottlebrush buckeye, a Plant of Merit, is still in full flower and should not be missed.
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Daylilies are coming into full flower. They would look lovely combined with Japanese spireas or Stachys 'Hummelo'.
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Around town and at the Garden you will see mimosa and 'Annabelle' hydrangea in flower. In the Rhododendron Garden don't miss the charming flowers of the sourwood.
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Gaura and coral bells are flowering as are the St. John's worts including 'Hidcote'.
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One of the earliest of the ornamental grasses to flower is feather reed grass. You will also see the charming bottle brush grass and many cultivars of purple coneflowers.
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Oakleaf hydrangeas are still in full flower and in the Japanese Garden the combination of balloon flower with butterfly weed is striking.
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Yarrows are in full flower in many locations along with coreopsis. Either would be striking planted with lavindin.
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Most of the clematis have finished their spring flush of flowers but serveral cultivars will repeat flowering throughout the summer. Astilbes are in flower in many locations.
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The purple poppy mallow has started and the leadplant looks regal with its silvery foliage and purple flowers. The trumpet creeper in the Kemper Bird Garden is in full flower.
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Around the garden enjoy shasta daisies and Stokes' asters. Both have a long bloom period.
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Bear's breeches is an unusual and lovely plant. A couple of plants are starting to flower already.The lovely spikes of red hot poker are dramatic. The charming flowers of the pincushion flower will be around for many more weeks.
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Oxeye daisy brings bright yellow flowers to summer and the speedwells bring colors ranging from white to pink to blue. Hostas are mostly grown for their foliage but they also have attractive flowers, which can be seen in many locations.
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Our summer annuals trail bed is growing rapidly and other summer flowering annuals, including vincas and petunias, have been planted throughout the Garden.
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Other annuals of note are begonias, ageratum and pentas.
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Still others you will see are lantana, heliotrope, and caricature plant.
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Some plants you will see in our summer baskets and containers include Chinese hibiscus, mandevilla, and scaevola.
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