Botanical Calendar

JANUARY

1. Flowers: camellia sasanqua 'Survivor II,' heath 'King George' and 'Mediterranea', primrose, witchhazel 'Diane', Japanese apricot 'Rosemary Clarke', periwinkle, sometimes wintersweet..
2. Berries: barberry, beautyberry, euonymus patens 'Manhattan,' dwarf mondo grass, holly.
3. Foliage: broadleaf evergreens, conifers.

FEBRUARY

1. Flowers: andromeda, Japanese apricot, camellia, crocus, daffodil, heath, leucojum, primrose, snowdrops, wintersweet, witchhazel.
2. Berries: barberry, dwarf mondo grass, holly, nandina.
3. Foliage: broadleaf evergreens, conifers, red stems of osier dogwood.

MARCH

1. Flowers: andromeda, Japanese apricot, camellia, crocus, daffodil, forsythia, grape hyacinth, heath, lungwort, mahonia, pachysandra, periwinkle, primrose, snowdrop, witchhazel.
2. Berries: barberry, holly, nandina.
3. Foliage: broadleaf evergreens and conifers, deciduous trees and shrubs just coming into leaf.

APRIL

1. Flowers: ajuga, double flowering almond, amelanchier, andromeda, Japanese apricot, azalea, Yoshino cherry, Sargent's crabapple, bleeding heart, candytuft, celandine poppy, corydalis, crocus, daffodil, American dogwood, forget-me-not, forsythia, heuchera, heath, grape hyacinth, hyacinth, leucojum, lily-of-the-valley, lungwort, mahonia, pachysandra, periwinkle, primrose, phlox subulata, redbud, rhododendron, silver dollar, snowdrop, Star-of-Bethlehem, sweet woodruff, tulip, violet.
2. Berries: barberry, holly, nandina.

MAY

1. Flowers: ajuga, artemesia, azalea, bachelor button, bleeding heart, buddleia, campion, candytuft, celandine poppy, columbine, coreopsis, corydalis, daylily, dianthus, dogwood (American and Japanese), forget-me-not, foxglove, geranium, goat's beard, heliotrope, heuchera, lily-of-the-valley, lungwort, nandina, neirembergia, paulownia, peony, periwinkle, wild phlox, photinia, purple coneflower, red hot poker, potentilla, rhododendron, sage, sedum, shasta daisy, Siberian iris, silver dollar, snapdragon, spiderwort, spirea, star jasmine, sundrop, sweet woodruff, wisteria, thyme, yarrow, violet, Virginia fringetree.
2. Berries: amelanchier, andromeda, crabapple, mahonia, silver dollar seed pods.

JUNE

1. Flowers: ajuga, artemesia, azalea, bachelor button, beautyberry, buddleia, camassia, campion, chamomile, chive, columbine, corydalis, coreopsis, crocosmia, daylily, dianthus, dogwood (Japanese), foxglove, goat's beard, gelsemium, geranium, golden-rain-tree, climbing hydrangea, heliotrope, heuchera, hibiscus, hosta, iris, lamb's ears, lady's mantle, lavender, lily, malva, monarda, nandina, nierembergia, peony, phlox, red hot poker, potentilla, rhododendron, rose, sage, shasta daisy, snapdragon, spiderwort, spirea, Star-of-Bethlehem, stonecrop, sundrop, thyme, veronica, vinca major, yarrow.
2. Berries: amelanchier, andromeda, crabapple, mahonia.

JULY

1. Flowers: bachelor button, beautyberry, buddleia, camassia, campion, canna, chamomile, coreopsis, corydalis, crape myrtle, crocosmia, garlic chive, gelsemium, daylily, dianthus, geranium, heuchera, hibiscus, honeysuckle, hosta, hydrangea, lady's mantle, liatris, lily, malva, monarda, nandina, phlox, physostegia, purple coneflower, rose, shasta daisy, snapdragon, stonecrop, tansy, thyme, trumpet creeper, veronica.

AUGUST

1. Flowers: hardy amaryllis, artemesia, buddleia, campion, canna, autumn clematis, chamomile, garlic chive, coreopsis, corydalis, crape myrtle, crocosmia, daylily, geranium, helianthus, hibiscus, hydrangea, lamb's ears, liriope, monarda, neirembergia, physostegia, rose, Russian sage, sedum, snapdragon, thyme, veronica, yarrow.
2. Berries: beautyberry, crabapple, dogwood (American and Japanese), holly, honeysuckle, nandina.

SEPTEMBER

1. Flowers: artemesia, aster, buddleia, campion, canna, autumn clematis, chamomile, chive, garlic chive, coreopsis, corydalis, crape myrtle, crocosmia, daylily, gelsemium, geranium, helianthus, hydrangea, liriope, mint, nierembergia, Russian sage, physostegia, sedum spectabile, snapdragon, tansy, thyme, yarrow.
2. Berries: barberry, beautyberry, Sargent's crabapple, dogwood (American and Japanese), holly, honeysuckle, nandina, golden-rain-tree seed pods.

OCTOBER

1. Flowers: aster, buddleia, camellia, campion, chrysanthemum, coreopsis, corydalis, crape myrtle, daylily, geranium, helianthus, heuchera, hosta, hydrangea, liriope, neirembergia, sage, sedum, snapdragon, veronica.
2. Berries: aucuba, barberry, beautyberry, crabapple, dogwood, euonymus, nandina, holly, honeysuckle, spicebush, golden-rain-tree seed pods.
3. Foliage: fall colors - ash, burning bush, dogwood, maples, Virginia creeper, osier dogwood stems.

NOVEMBER

1. Flowers: camellia, corydalis, gelsemium, occasional snapdragons and chrysanthemums.
2. Berries: aucuba, barberry, beautyberry, crabapple, dogwood, holly, honeysuckle, liriope, nandina.
3. Foliage: fall colors - amelanchier, ash, barberry, burning bush, dogwood, maples, nandina, spicebush, Virginia creeper, witchhazel, osier dogwood stems.

DECEMBER

1. Flowers: camellia, sometimes primrose and wintersweet.
2. Berries: aucuba, barberry, beautyberry, holly, liriope, nandina.
3. Foliage: broadleaf evergreens, nandina, conifers.