Take a Garden Tango with Brazilian Petunia
Ruellia elegant The Brazilian Petunia This happy plant is blooming now and thriving in the Terrace Garden located near the Visitor Center. The pretty red blooms attract hummingbirds which are […]
Garden Fun At Home: Word Searches with Hidden Messages
Staying at home does not mean you cannot keep your mind active! The Bok Tower Gardens Education department has plenty of great ideas for the young and young at heart
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Walk Like… A Walking Iris
Neomarica gracilis Walking Iris Beloved by visitors, the walking iris are blooming now throughout the Gardens. You can enjoy these plants along the paved path to the Tower, the south
Passionate for Passiflora
Purple Passionflower Passiflora incarnata When this flower blooms, you know summer is on the way. One of the most beautiful and exotic blooms in the Garden, passionflower is native to
Unusual Blooms for an Unusual Time
Yucca filamentosa Adam’s Needle Yucca This little flowering gem started blooming yesterday at the entrance to the Visitor Center. Yucca filamentosa is a succulent, meaning that it is adapted to
Bits & Bites from Blue Palmetto Cafe: Famous Chicken Salad Recipe
We are missing the delicious cuisine served at the Blue Palmetto Cafe. With a little coercion, we were able to convince Chef Matt to share some of his most popular
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Magnificently Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora ‘D.D. Blanchard’ Southern Magnolia The magnolia trees are beginning to bloom throughout the Gardens. You can find many trees in the historic Olmsted Gardens, at Pinewood Estate and
Feed Me, Seymour
Sarracenia leucophylla White-Top Pitcher Plant Part of the Wild Garden, white-top pitcher plants can be found along the Boardwalk in the Bog area. Upon reopening, pitcher plants and other carnivorous
Strange Name, Beautiful Flower
Penstemon multiflorus Many-flower beardtongue Found blooming now on the Oval, this pretty little wildflower has an unusual name! This prolific late-spring and summer bloomer is native to the coastal plains
Beauty in Discovery: An Easter Egg-speriment
This blog post was excerpted from Kathy Huston’s blog Krafty Kathy. Kathy is a member of the Education Team and is providing fun and educational content for children to enjoy