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An outstanding Enkianthus at the end of the Black Garden, the tips of the bells are a deep pink.
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Enkianthus campanulatus
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Enkianthus campanulatus
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Native to Japan and a member of the Ericaceae family, the genus is from "enkuos" meaning swollen and "anthos" meaning flower in reference to the somewhat swollen base of the corolla.
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A delicate foil for the exotic Tulips, the Myrrhis, known as Sweet Cicely, is the only species of the genus and is a member of the Apiaceae family native to Europe
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Myrrhis odorata and Tulipa 'Groenland'
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Tulipa 'Spring Green' and Myrrhis odorata
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The green and white Tulipa 'Spring Green' shown last week continues to star as one of the most photogenic Tulips in the Flower Garden, shown here with more white Myrrhis.
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Flat-topped umbels of starry white flowers in the Flower Garden. Native to Europe, Britain, and North Africa and a member of the Liliaceae family.
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Ornithogalum umbellatum
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Ornithogalum nutans
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Spikes of translucent white flowers appear to be silvery green--blooming both in the Flower Garden and the Woodlands. Native to southern Europe.
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Moving on to the Cliff, this Delosperma, a member of the Aizoaceae family, was the talk of the garden--a solid mass of virtually stemless golden Daisy-like flowers. See also the pink and white Delosperma floribunda at the NYBG on June 14 of last year.
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Delosperma congestum 'Gold Nugget'
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Trollius pumilus
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Planted in just the right crevice on the Cliff, this little Trollius from northern India and Western China is flourishing.
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An adorable early blooming Campanula on the Cliff--winner of an Award of Merit from the RHS in 1935.
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Campanula tridentata
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Globularia cordifolia and Pinus strobus
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Very distinctive ball-like blue flowers on a low mat of Globularia (AGM) growing along a very low spreading Pinus strobus 'Merrimack' on the Cliff.
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A low spreading Geranium with finely cut foliage and delicate pink flowers with darker veins.
AGM
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Geranium sanguineum var. striatum
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Physoplexis comosa
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A member of the Campanulaceae family blooming in the Alpine House, the flowers are amazing--there is a space between the pale purple petals and then the petals are rejoined and end in a dark purple spike!
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A member of the Scrophulariaceae family and known as the Monkey Musk, this perennial is native from Alaska to New Mexico and is blooming under glass.
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Mimulus luteus 'Grandiflorus Mixture'
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Isoplexis canariensis
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A member of the Scrophulariaceae family, this tender evergreen shrub blooming in the Conservatory is closely related to Digitalis. One of three species of the genus, it is native to the Canary Islands.
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