Horticulture & Collections
What’s in Bloom
What's blooming right now at the Atlanta Botanical Garden? Between the collections in the Fuqua Conservatory and outdoor gardens, there's always something beautiful to see. Remember, bloom times are subject to Mother Nature's whims, and the Garden is most lush in spring, summer and early fall. Here's a sample of what you might expect to see at the Garden in April.
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Witch Alder
These flowers found by the Gainesville Stream Garden are both delightfully fragrant and beautiful.
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Hybrid Deciduous Azalea
Marvel in wonder while passing through the Woodland Promenade at these absolutely breathtaking azalea blooms .
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Chinese Cotoneaster
Discover this beautiful berry bush when in bloom near the Gainesville Ivester Visitor Center.
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Constellation® Dogwood
This stately hybrid in the Trustees Garden and Children's Garden beckons with large white blooms in spring.
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Desert Rose
With flowers as beautiful as they are toxic, this popular "rose" can be found in the Desert House of the Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory.
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Pachypodium species
Look, but definitely don't touch this prickly succulent in the Desert House of the Dorthy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory.
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Early-Flowering Borage
Trachystemon orientalis is a great ornamental ground cover for dense shade. A sign that spring is on the way, this perennial sends up electric-blue flowers, a color rarely seen in the plant kingdom, even before it has a single leaf in the early spring and eventually forms a dense ground cover in the Conifer Garden.
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Persian Ironwood
Spring and fall bring bright color to the Persian Ironwood tree near the Hardin Visitor Center.
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Paphiopedilum victoria-regina
Named for Queen Victoria in the 19th century, this Asian slipper orchid can be seen in the Orchid Display House.
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Pleurothallis cyanea
See the striking blue-green leaves of this medium-sized Pleurothallis in the Tropical High Elevation House
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Odontoglossum wyattianum
Find the colorful blooms of this showy orchid in the Tropical High Elevation House.
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Cyrtochilum macranthum
Look for dozens of large flowers growing on tree fern trunks in the Tropical High Elevation House.
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Lady Banks’ Rose
Roses aren't just in the Rose Garden. Discover this late-spring bloomer on the Vine Arbor off the Great Lawn.
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