Narcissus 'Cyclataz' (Daffodil)

petite bright yellow daffodil

Beehive (Garden Features)

Look up at the wall near the Conservatory to see the beehives. Can you see honeybees flying in and out?

Prunus armeniaca 'Hunza' (Hunza Apricot)

look in the Steppe Garden for several examples of flowering apricot and cherry trees

Rhododendron ledebourii (Ledebour's Rhododendron)

the mauve flowers on this rhododendron bloom consistently in late March

Cornus mas 'Golden Glory' (Cornelian Cherry)

small golden flowers grace the branches of this large shrub by the thousands

Magnolia denudata 'Forrest’s Pink' (Yulan Magnolia)

Several magnolia trees are blooming in the Gardens. The specimen in June's PlantAsia has exceptionally large flowers.

Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star' (Star Magnolia)

white flowers on small tree

Forsythia viridissima var. koreana 'Kumson' (Greenstem Forsythia)

golden yellow flowers on shrub

Colorado (Garden Features)

colorful glass sculpture in the Ellipse Garden

Helleborus × hybridus 'Cherry Blossom' Winter Jewels Series® (Hybrid Lenten Rose)

hellebores bloom early in the season and sometimes you have to tip the flowers upright to enjoy the full experience of their beauty

Rock Alpine Garden (Garden Features)

The Rock Alpine Garden has thousands of different plant varieties growing on about one acre. This areas bursts into color in late spring with plants from many steppe and alpine areas around the world. In the late summer and fall it transforms with brightly colored fruit, golden flowers of the aster family, and the brilliant blues only found in gentians. Winter in the Rock Alpine Garden can teach us how shadows impact the temperatures of the environment. Note how snow remains on the southern border areas while melting quickly in the central meadow.

Crocus chrysanthus 'Blue Pearl' (Crocus)

one of the many crocus blooming throughout the Gardens - look for others in bright violets, sunshine yellow, white or pink.

Pulsatilla halleri (Haller's Pasque Flower)

pasque flower are true harbingers of spring - this particular species is exceptionally hairy and when the sun is at the right angle, it nearly glows