From the formal gardens to the wooded trails — discover when your favorite flower will be in bloom at the Park! Enjoy this inside look at bloom times around Allerton, but please note this calendar is for reference only and bloom times can vary from year-to-year.
For a closer look at blooms in the Mark E. Roszkowski Memorial Bulb Garden click here.
Flower: | Locations: | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
Perennials: | |||||||||||
Salvia nemarosa | Triangles, visitor center, circle drive | ||||||||||
Surprise lilies | Avenue of Formal Gardens | ||||||||||
Hostas | Hosta | ||||||||||
Lavender 'hidcote blue' | Herb, Brick Wall | ||||||||||
Bee Balm | Herb | ||||||||||
sweet woodruff | Herb | ||||||||||
Chives | Herb | ||||||||||
HollyHock | Herb | ||||||||||
Daisies 'lil princess' | Brick Wall | ||||||||||
Phlox 'david' | Brick Wall | ||||||||||
Phlox 'bright eyes' | Brick Wall | ||||||||||
Dianthus 'firewitch' | Brick Wall | ||||||||||
Day lily 'red magic' | Brick Wall | ||||||||||
Thread Leaf Coreopsis 'moonbeam' | Brick Wall | ||||||||||
Day lily 'stella d'oro' | Brick Wall | ||||||||||
Iris 'clarence' | Brick Wall | ||||||||||
Day lily 'mauna loa' | Brick Wall | ||||||||||
Yarrow 'paprika' | Brick Wall | ||||||||||
Veronica 'darwin's blue' | Brick Wall | ||||||||||
Roses (knock out) | Rose Terrace | ||||||||||
Sedum 'purple emporer' | Brick Wall | ||||||||||
Ducks bill geranium | Peony | ||||||||||
Sedum 'razzle dazzle' | Peony | ||||||||||
Sedum 'dragon's blood' | Laundry courtyard | ||||||||||
Peonies | Peony, herb, laundry courtyard | ||||||||||
Catmint | Peony | ||||||||||
Dianthus | Fu Dog | ||||||||||
Liriope | Fu Dog, Visitor Center, Avenue of Formal Gardens | ||||||||||
Winter aconite | Roadsides near gatehouse | ||||||||||
Virginia Bluebells | Roadsides near gatehouse | ||||||||||
Winter snowdrop | Roadsides near gatehouse | ||||||||||
Snakes head fritillary | spring grove | ||||||||||
Russian Sage | Visitor Center, Herb, mansion courtyard | ||||||||||
Coneflower | Visitor Center, Herb | ||||||||||
Blazing star liatris | Visitor Center, Herb | ||||||||||
Tulips | Visitor Center | ||||||||||
Joe Pyeweed | Visitor Center | ||||||||||
Annise Hyssop | Visitor Center | ||||||||||
Hyacinth | Visitor Center | ||||||||||
Spiderwort | Visitor Center | ||||||||||
Crysanthemums | Visitor Center, Evergreen Lodge | ||||||||||
Sedum 'autumn joy' | Visitor Center, North Entrance, Circle Drive | ||||||||||
Heuchera | Visitor Center, Peony, Circle drive | ||||||||||
Penstemon | Visitor Center | ||||||||||
Viburnum | Visitor Center | ||||||||||
Rudbekia | Circle Drive, Visitor Center | ||||||||||
Hydrangea | Circle Drive, Pond Promenade Pots, | ||||||||||
Daffodils | Spring grove, annual planters, Visitor Center, Avenue of Formal Gardens | ||||||||||
Yarrow | Sunken | ||||||||||
Rhodedendron | Mansion steps (near kitchen) | ||||||||||
Beauty bush | Gatehouse | Berries | |||||||||
Squill | roadsides,spring grove, avenue formal gardens | ||||||||||
crocus | vine walk, avenue of formal gardens, spring grove | ||||||||||
Iris 'beverly sills' | Avenue Chinese Musicians, Herb, Brick Wall | ||||||||||
hellebore | Hosta garden | ||||||||||
Vines: | |||||||||||
Wisteria | Visitor Center, Buddah Tower | ||||||||||
Trumpet Vine | Vine Walk | ||||||||||
Vinca Vine | Avenue of Formal Gardens, Avenue Chinese Muscicians | ||||||||||
Clematis 'jackmanii' | Rose Terrace, annual | ||||||||||
Honeysuckle | Gatehouse drive | ||||||||||
Bittersweet | Vine Walk | Berries | Berries | ||||||||
Trees: | |||||||||||
Redbud | Sunken Garden, woods | ||||||||||
Dogwood | hosta | ||||||||||
Black locust | woods near sunsinger | ||||||||||
Apple | Diversified Farm | ||||||||||
Tulip poplar | Roadsides, U shaped parking by mansion | ||||||||||
Witch Hazel | Roadsides, Visitor Center |