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Bloom Calendar

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
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