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Fall is approaching but the crape myrtles continue in flower and are very tolerant of summer heat.
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Roses are coming back for a fall display and the summer annuals are still showy.
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Hydrangea 'Tardiva' is still in flower. The cardinal flower is almost past.
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Fountain grass is flowering and the chaste tree still has some flowers. Bluebeards are flowering.
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Butterfly bush continues in bloom and some miscanthus are beginning to display their showy panicles.
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Rose of Sharons are also still in flower.
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Turtlehead is flowering but the Joe Pye weeds are past prime. Plumbago is flowering in several locations.
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Compass plant is flowering and some coneflowers can still be seen.
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The seven-son flower is flowering and the large-flowering herbaceous mallows are impressive.
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In the bulb gardens you can still see gladiolus, caladiums and crinums.
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Many garden phlox are in flower.
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In the Kemper Center bird garden enjoy scarlet rose mallow and trumpet vine.
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Tropical waterlilies are blooming and you may also catch a flower on the impressive Amazon water lily. Some fall asters, such as 'Purple Dome', are starting to flower.
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In shady areas you may see the hardy begonia.
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Our summer annuals trial beds are winding down and real differences can be observed in cultivar performance. Other summer flowering annuals, including vincas and petunias, are flowering 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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Other plants to look for are Japanese anemones and the blue salvia.
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