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Citywide Bloom Guide
As New Yorkers emerge from indoors when the weather warms, so too do the buds on flowers and trees emerge from slumber in our parks. Find out what blooms when and where in the city, and set aside a few weekends to stop and smell the roses (and hyacinths and lavenders…).
Bronx Bloom Guide
* — denotes a plant native to the New York City area.
April
- Azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
- Brust Park: Manhattan College Parkway and Waldo Avenue
- Buttercup (Ranunculus spp.)
- Bronx Park: Bronx River Bank and floodplain
- Cherry tree (Prunus spp.)
- Bronx Park: Boston Road from Bronx Park East to the Bronx Zoo; Ranaqua, 1 Bronx River Parkway
- Crotona Park: West side of Indian Lake Claremont Parkway and Crotona Park East; Victory Garden
- Ewen Hill Park: Riverdale Avenue and 231st Street
- Franz Sigel Park: Grand Concourse between West 153rd and West 158th Streets
- Mosholu Monument: Mosholu Parkway and Hull Avenue
- Mosholu Parkway: Hull Avenue to West Gun Hill Road
- Pelham Parkway: Boston Road to Stillwell Avenue
- University Malls: University Avenue between West Tremont Avenue and Featherbed Lane
- Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas)
- Van Cortlandt Park: Southeast End
- Pelham Parkway
-
Crocus (Crocus spp.)
Crocus (Crocus spp.)- Bronx Park: Ranaqua, 1 Bronx River Parkway
- Daffodil (Narcissus spp.)
- Bell Tower Park: Riverdale Avenue and Henry Hudson Parkway
- Bronx Park: Bronx River Bank and floodplain; Boston Road from Bronx Park East to the Bronx Zoo; Ranaqua, 1 Bronx River Parkway
- Brust Park: Manhattan College Parkway and Waldo Avenue
- Crotona Park: West side of Indian Lake, Claremont Parkway and Crotona Park East; Victory Garden
- Deegan Rock Park: Grand Concourse and 138th Street
- Ewen Hill Park: Riverdale Avenue and 231st Street
- Franz Sigel Park: Grand Concourse between West 153rd and West 158th Streets
- Joyce Kilmer Park: Grand Concourse between West 161st and West 164th Streets
- Mosholu Monument: Mosholu Parkway and Hull Avenue
- Mosholu Parkway: Hull Avenue to West Gun Hill Road
- Pelham Parkway: Boston Road to Stillwell Avenue
- Soundview Park: Lafayette and Morrison Avenues
- University Malls: University Avenue between West Tremont Avenue and Featherbed Lane
- Willamsbridge Oval Park: Van Cortlandt Park East and Reservoir Oval
- Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)*
- Bronx Park: Bronx River Bank and floodplain
- Mosholu Parkway: Hull Avenue to West Gun Hill Road
- Pelham Parkway: Boston Road to Stillwell Avenue
- Van Cortlandt Park:Cass Gallagher trail in the northwest woods
- Flowering Pear Tree (Pyrus calleryana)
- Crotona Park: Victory Garden
- Mosholu Parkway: Hull Avenue to West Gun Hill Road
- Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia)
- Mosholu Parkway: Hull Avenue to West Gun Hill Road
- Pelham Parkway: Boston Road to Stillwell Avenue
- Willamsbridge Oval Park: Van Cortlandt Park East and Reservoir Ovals
- Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)
- Bronx Park: Ranaqua, 1 Bronx River Parkway
-
Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)*
Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)- Van Cortlandt Park: John Kiernan trail
- Pansy (Viola spp.)
- Bronx Park: Ranaqua, 1 Bronx River Parkway
- Red maple (Acer rubrum)*
- Mosholu Parkway: Hull Avenue to West Gun Hill Road
- Pelham Parkway: Boston Road to Stillwell Avenue
- Van Cortlandt Park: Parade Grounds
- Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)*
- Van Cortlandt Park: Cass Gallagher trail in the northwest woods
- Wildflowers
- Bronx Park: Bronx River Bank and floodplain
- Brust Park: Manhattan College Parkway and Waldo Avenue
May
- Azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
- Brust Park: Manhattan College Parkway and Waldo Avenue
- Buttercup (Ranunculus spp.)
- Bronx Park: Bronx River Bank and floodplain
- Crocus (Crocus spp.)
- Bronx Park: Ranaqua, 1 Bronx River Parkway
- Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
- Bronx Park: Ranaqua, 1 Bronx River Parkway
- Greenstreets: Gunhill Road and Willet Ave.
- Highbridge Park: Sedgewick Ave. and 170th St.
- Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)
- Bronx Park: Ranaqua, 1 Bronx River Parkway
- Greenstreet: Va nCortlandt Park East and The Grand Concourse; Riverdale Ave. and 230th St.
- Horsechestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum)
- Bronx Park
- Mosholu Parkway and Van Cortlandt Park East
- Littleleaf linden (Tilia cordata)
- Crotona Park
- Henery Hudson Park
- Van Cortlandt Park
- Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)*
- Van Cortlandt Park: John Kiernan trail
- Pansy (Viola spp.)
- Bronx Park: Ranaqua, 1 Bronx River Parkway
- Princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa)
- Bronx Park: Footbridge to Botanical Gardens
- Bronx River Parkway: near Waring Ave.
- Spuyten Duyvil
-
Red maple (Acer rubrum)*
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)- Mosholu Parkway: Hull Avenue to West Gun Hill Road
- Pelham Parkway: Boston Road to Stillwell Avenue
- Van Cortlandt Park: Parade Grounds
- Rock cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis)
- Echo Triangle: Grand Concourse and Tremont Ave.
- Rose (Rosa spp.)
- Bell Tower Triangle: Riverdale Ave. and 239th St.
- Greenstreets: Jerome Ave. and Shakespear Ave.; Kappock St. Between Knowles Cresent and Netherlands Ave.
- Mosholou Parkway and Van Cortlandt Park East
- Sedgwick Ave. and Dickenson Ave.
- Van Cortlandt Park: Broadway and Van Cortlandt Park South
- Snowmound (Spiraea nipponica)
- Deegan Rock: 138th St. and Grand Concourse
- Echo Triangle: Grand Concourse and Tremont Ave.
- Greenstreets: Kazimiroff Blvd and Bedford Park Blvd; Sedgewick Kazimiroff Blvd and Bedford Park Blvd; Boston Road and Claremont Parkway; Bronx Blvd and Duncomb Ave.
- Pelham Parkway: Peace Plaza, at Williamsbridge Road
- Southern arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
- Echo Triangle: Grand Concourse and Tremont Ave.
- Fairmont Park: Fairmont Ave. and Prospect Place
- Graham Triangle: 138th St. and Lincoln Ave.
- Greenstreets: Gunhill Road and Willet Ave.
- Wildflowers
- Bronx Park: Bronx River Bank and floodplain
- Brust Park: Manhattan College Parkway and Waldo Avenue
June
- Annual Beds
- Bell Tower Park: Riverdale Ave. and Henery Hudson Parkway
- Bronx Park: Ranaqua, 1 Bronx River Parkway; Bronx Park East and Boston Road
- Ewen Hill Park: Riverdale Ave. and 231st St.
- Mosholou Circle: Mosholou Parkway and Sedgwick Ave.
- Mosholou Monument: Mosholou Parkway and Bainbridge Rd.
- Pelham Bay Park: Victory Monument, Charles Crimi Rd.; Sign Bed, Charles Crimi Rd.; Parking lot, Stadium Ave. and Middletown Rd..; Stables, Pelham Bridge Rd. and City Island Ave.
- Pelham Bay Park Orchard Beach: Sign bed, Orchard Beach Rd.. and Park Rd..; steps flower urns
- Seton Park: Independence Ave. and 232nd St.
- Van Cortlandt Park: Broadway and Van Cortlandt Mansion Rd..; Broadway and Mosholou Ave.; Jerome Ave. and Gunhill Rd.; Shandler Recreation Area, Bainbridge Ave. and Jerome Ave.; Woodlawn Playground; Van Cortlandt Park East and Napier Ave.; Nursery Road and Van Cortlandt Park East
- Willamsbridge Oval: Van Cortlandt Park East and Reservoir Oval
- Beautyberry (Callicarpa spp.)
- Greenstreets: Allerton Ave. and Bouck Ave.
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia spp.)
- Crotona Park: Claremont Parkway and Crona Park East
- Greenstreets: Arthur Ave. and 184th St.
- Daylilly (Hemerocallis spp.)
- Bronx Park: Ranaqua, 1 Bronx River Parkway
- Crotona Park: Claremont Parkway and Crona Park East
- Greenstreets: Pelham Parkway and Willamsbridge Road
- Hosta (Hosta spp.)
- Bronx Park: Ranaqua, 1 Bronx River Parkway
- Crotona Park: Claremont Parkway and Crona Park East
- Greenstreets: Pelham Parkway and Willamsbridge Road
- Hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.)
- Greenstreets: Brook Ave. and 163rd St.
- Onieda Triangle: Van Cortlandt Park South and Onieda Ave.
- Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- Greenstreets: Arthur Ave. and 184th St.
- Rose (Rosa spp.)
- Bell Tower Triangle: Riverdale Ave. and 239th St.
- Mosholou Parkway and Van Cortlandt Park East
- Greenstreets: Jerome Ave. and Shakespeare Ave.; Kappock St. between Knowles Cresent and Netherland Ave.; Sedgwick Ave. and Dickenson Ave.; Allerton Ave. and Bouck Ave.
- Van Cortlandt Park: Broadway and Van Cortlandt Park South
- Sage (Salvia spp.)
- Greenstreets: Willamsbridge Road and Adee Ave.
- Graham Triangle: 138th St. and Third Ave.
July
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Greenstreet: Throgs Neck Expressway & Philip Ave.; Depot Pl. & Sedgewick Ave.
- Pelham Bay Park: Playground for All Children, Stadium Ave. & Middletown Road, off Bruckner Blvd.
- Van Cortlandt Park: Shandler Recreation Area Entrance, Bainbridge Ave.
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
- Greenstreets: Webster Ave. & 233rd St.; Arthur Ave. & 184th St.
- Orchard Beach: Park Drive by Parking lot
- Pelham Bay Park: Playground for All Children, Stadium Ave. & Middletown Road, off Bruckner Blvd.
- Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
- Pelham Bay Park
- Van Cortlandt Park
- Common periwinkle (vinca minor)
- Ewen Hill Park: 230th St. & Riverdale Ave.
- Pelham Bay Park: Orchard Beach Road & Park Drive
- Seaton Falls Park: 233rd St. & Baychester Ave.
- Van Cortlandt Park: Broadway & Mosholou Ave.
- Daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus)
- Pelham Bay Park
- Van Cortlandt Park
- Geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum)
- Ewen Hill Park: 230th St. & Riverdale Ave.
- Mosholou Monument: Mosholou Parkway & Hull Ave.
- Orchard Beach: Front Steps
- Van Cortlandt Park: Nursery Road, 242nd St. & Van Cortlandt Park East
- Valentine–Varian House: Bainbridge Ave. & 208th St.
- Joe pyeweed (Eupatorium maculatum)
- Pelham Bay Park
- Van Cortlandt Park
- Madagascar periwinkle (catharanthus roseus)
- Ewen Hill Park: 230th St. & Riverdale Ave.
- Pelham Bay Park: Orchard Beach Road & Park Drive
- Seaton Falls Park: 233rd St. & Baychester Ave.
- Van Cortlandt Park: Broadway & Mosholou Ave.
- Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
- Bronx Park: Bronx Park East & Boston Rd.
- Ewen Hill Park: 230th St. & Riverdale Ave.
- Mosholou Circle: Mosholou Parkway & Sedgewick Ave.
- Mosholou Monument: Mosholou Parkway & Hull Ave.
- Petunia (Petunia grandiflora)
- Bronx Park: Bronx Park East & Boston Rd.
- Mosholou Monument: Mosholou Parkway & Hull Ave.
- Pelham Bay Park: Victory Memorial, Charles Crimi Road between Pelham Parkway & Westchester Ave.; Pelham Bay Bridge, City Island Ave. & Shore Road
- Roses (Rosa spp.)
Mediland rose- Greenstreet: Bell Tower, Riverdale Ave. & W. 239th St.; Jerome Ave. & Shakespeare Ave.; Sedgewick Ave. Between Hillman Ave. & Van Cortlandt Park South
- Joyce Kilmer Park: Grand Concourse & 161st St.
- Tremont Park: Tremont Ave. & Arthur Ave.
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Broadway
- Sage (Salvia splendens)
- Orchard Beach: Front Steps
- Tremont Park: Tremont Ave. & Arthur Ave.
- Willamsbridge Road & Mace Ave.
- Willamsbridge Road and Adee Ave.
- Silver grass (Miscanthus sinensis)
- Greenstreet: Bedford Park Blvd. & Theodore Kazimirnoff Blvd
- Merriam Park: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd & 169th St.
- Orchard Beach: Park Drive by Parking lot
- Van Cortlandt Park: Shandler Recreation Area Entrance, Bainbridge Ave.
- Sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia)
- Van Cortlandt Park: Van Cortlandt Lake
- Sweet William (Dianthus chinensis)
- Mosholou Circle: Mosholou Parkway & Sedgewick Ave.
- Van Cortlandt Park: Broadway & Mansion Rd.
- Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora)
- Greenstreet: Claremont Parkway & Clay Ave.
- Tremont Park: Arthur Ave. & Tremont Ave.
- Wax begonia (Begonia semperflorens)
- Ewen Hill Park: 230th St. & Riverdale Ave.
- Van Cortlandt Park: Broadway and Mosholou Ave.; Nursery Road, 242nd St. & Van Cortlandt Park East
August
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Greenstreet: Throgs Neck Expressway & Philip Ave.; Depot Pl. & Sedgewick Ave.
- Pelham Bay Park: Playground for All Children, Stadium Ave. & Middletown Road off Bruckner Blvd.
- Van Cortlandt Park: Shandler Recreation Area Entrance, Bainbridge Ave.
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
- Greenstreets: Webster Ave. & 233rd St.; Arthur Ave. & 184th St.
- Orchard Beach: Park Drive by Parking lot
- Pelham Bay Park: Playground for all Children, Stadium Ave. & Middletown Road off Bruckner Blvd.
- Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
- Pelham Bay Park
- Van Cortlandt Park
- Common periwinkle (vinca minor)
- Ewen Hill Park: 230th St. & Riverdale Ave.
- Pelham Bay Park: Orchard Beach Road & Park Drive
- Seaton Falls Park: 233rd St. & Baychester Ave.
- Van Cortlandt Park: Broadway & Mosholou Ave.
- Daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus)
- Pelham Bay Park
- Van Cortlandt Park
- Geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum)
- Ewen Hill Park: 230th St. & Riverdale Ave.
- Mosholou Monument: Mosholou Parkway & Hull Ave.
- Orchard Beach: Front Steps
- Van Cortlandt Park: Nursery Road, 242nd St. & Van Cortlandt Park East
- Valentine–Varian House: Bainbridge Ave. & Van Cortlandt Ave. East
- Japanese pagodatree or Chinese Scholar tree (Styphnolobium japonicum)
- Pelham Parkway & Burr Ave.
- Joe pyeweed (Eupatorium maculatum)
- Pelham Bay Park
- Van Cortlandt Park
- Madagascar periwinkle (catharanthus roseus)
- Ewen Hill Park: 230th St. & Riverdale Ave.
- Van Cortlandt Park: Broadway & Mosholou Ave.
- Pelham Bay Park: Orchard Beach Road & Park Drive
- Seaton Falls Park: 233rd St. & Baychester Ave.
- Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
- Bronx Park: Bronx Park East & Boston Rd.
- Ewen Hill Park: 230th St. & Riverdale Ave.
- Mosholou Circle: Mosholou Parkway & Sedgewick Ave.
- Mosholou Monument: Mosholou Parkway & Hull Ave.
- Petunia (Petunia grandiflora)
- Bronx Park: Bronx Park East & Boston Rd.
- Mosholou Monument: Mosholou Parkway & Hull Ave.
- Pelham Bay Park: Victory Memorial, Charles Crimi Road between Pelham Parkway & Westchester Ave.; Pelham Bay Bridge, City Island Ave. & Shore Road
- Roses (Rosa spp.)
Mediland rose- Greenstreet: Bell Tower, Riverdale Ave. & W. 239th St.; Jerome Ave. & Shakespeare Ave.; Sedgewick Ave. Btween Hillman Ave. & Van Cortlandt Park South
- Joyce Kilmer Park: Grand Concourse & 161st St.
- Tremont Park: Tremont Ave. & Arthur Ave.
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Broadway
- Sage (Salvia splendens)
- Orchard Beach: Front Steps
- Tremont Park: Tremont Ave. & Arthur Ave.
- Willamsbridge Road & Mace Ave.
- Willamsbridge Road and Adee Ave.
- Silver grass (Miscanthus sinensis)
- Greenstreet: Bedford Park Blvd. & Theodore Kazimirnoff Blvd
- Merriam Park: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd & 169th St.
- Orchard Beach: Park Drive by Parking lot
- Van Cortlandt Park: Shandler Recreation Area Entrance, Bainbridge Ave.
- Sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia)
- Van Cortlandt Park: Van Cortlandt Lake
- Sweet William (Dianthus chinensis)
- Mosholou Circle: Mosholou Parkway & Sedgewick Ave.
- Van Cortlandt Park: Broadway & Mansion Rd.
- Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora)
- Greenstreet: Claremont Parkway & Clay Ave.
- Tremont Park: Arthur Ave. & Tremont Ave.
- Wax begonia (Begonia semperflorens)
- Ewen Hill Park: 230th St. & Riverdale Ave.
- Van Cortlandt Park: Broadway and Mosholou Ave.; Nursery Road, 242nd St. & Van Cortlandt Park East
September
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Greenstreet: Throgs Neck Expressway & Philip Ave.; Depot Pl. & Sedgewick Ave.
- Pelham Bay Park: Playground for All Children, Stadium Ave. & Middletown Road off Bruckner Blvd.
- Van Cortlandt Park: Shandler Recreation Area Entrance, Bainbridge Ave.
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
- Greenstreets: Webster Ave. & 233rd St.; Arthur Ave. & 184th St.
- Orchard Beach: Park Drive by Parking lot
- Pelham Bay Park: Playground for all Children Stadium Ave. & Middletown Road off Bruckner Blvd.
- Geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum)
- Ewen Hill Park: 230th St. & Riverdale Ave.
- Mosholou Monument: Mosholou Parkway & Hull Ave.
- Orchard Beach: Front Steps
- Van Cortlandt Park: Nursery Road, 242nd St. & Van Cortlandt Park East
- Valentine–Varian House: Bainbridge Ave. & Van Cortlandt Ave. East
- Joe pyeweed (Eupatorium maculatum)
- Pelham Bay Park
- Van Cortlandt Park
- Madagascar periwinkle (catharanthus roseus)
- Ewen Hill Park: 230th St. & Riverdale Ave.
- Pelham Bay Park: Orchard Beach Road & Park Drive
- Seaton Falls Park: 233rd St. & Baychester Ave.
- Van Cortlandt Park: Broadway & Mosholou Ave.
- Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
- Ewen Hill Park: 230th St. & Riverdale Ave.
- Bronx Park: Bronx Park East & Boston Rd.
- Mosholou Circle: Mosholou Parkway & Sedgewick Ave.
- Mosholou Monument: Mosholou Parkway & Hull Ave.
- Petunia (Petunia grandiflora)
- Bronx Park: Bronx Park East & Boston Rd.
- Mosholou Monument: Mosholou Parkway & Hull Ave.
- Pelham Bay Park: Victory Memorial, Charles Crimi Road between Pelham Parkway & Westchester Ave.; Pelham Bay Bridge, City Island Ave. & Shore Road
- Roses (Rosa spp.)
Mediland rose- Joyce Kilmer Park: Grand Concourse & 161st St.
- Greenstreets: Bell Tower, Riverdale Ave. & W. 239th St; Jerome Ave. & Shakespeare Ave.; Sedgewick Ave. Btween Hillman Ave. & Van Cortlandt Park South
- Tremont Park: Tremont Ave. & Arthur Ave.
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Broadway
- Silver grass (Miscanthus sinensis)
- Greenstreet: Bedford Park Blvd. & Theodore Kazimirnoff Blvd
- Orchard Beach: Park Drive by Parking lot
- Van Cortlandt Park: Shandler Recreation Area Entrance, Bainbridge Ave.
- Merriam Park: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd & 169th St.
- Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora)
- Greenstreet: Claremont Parkway & Clay Ave.
- Tremont Park: Arthur Ave. & Tremont Ave.
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Brooklyn Bloom Guide
* — denotes a plant native to the New York City area.
April
- Azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
- Borough Hall: Joralemon Street, Lenox Street & Cadman Plaza West
- Prospect Park: 9th St. Entrance
- Cherry Tree (Prunus spp.)
- Borough Hall: Joralemon Street, Lenox Street & Cadman Plaza West
- Prospect Park
- Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)*
- Prospect Park
-
Crabapple (Malus spp.)
Crabapple (Malus spp.)- John Paul Jones Park: Shore Parkway, Fort hamilton Parkway & 101 Street
- Prospect Park
- Daffodil (Narcissus spp.)
- McGolrick Park: Driggs to Nassau Avenue, Russell to Monitor Street
- Cuyler Gore: Fulton Cumberland Street & Greene Avenue
- John Paul Jones Park: Shore Parkway, Fort Hamilton Parkway & 101 Street
- Bensonhurst Park: Gravesend Bay, 21 & Cropsey Avenue, Bay Parkway
- Underwood Park: Lafayette & Washington Avenue
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Narrows Botanical Garden: Shore Road, 69 Street & 72 Street
- Prospect Park
- Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)*
- Prospect Park
- Flowering quince (Chaenomeles spp.)
- Prospect Park
- Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia)
- Underwood Park: Lafayette & Washington Avenue
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Narrows Botanical Gardens: Shore Road, 69 Street & 72 Street
- Grand Army Plaza
- Prospect Park
- Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)
- Prospect Park
-
Japanese Skimmia (Skimmia japonica)
Japanese skimmia (Skimmia japonica)- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Lily-Of-The-Valley Shrub (Pieris japonica)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Quince (Cydonia oblonga)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
- Cuyler Gore: Cumberland Street, Greene Avenue
- Bensonhurst Park: Gravesend Bay, 21 & Cropsey Ave, Bay Parkway
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Prospect Park
- Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)*
- John Paul Jones Park: Shore Parkway, Fort Hamilton Parkway & 101 Street
- Prospect Park
- Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)*
- Prospect Park
-
Tulip (Tulipa spp.)
Tulips (Tulipa spp.)- McGolrick Park
- Cuyler Gore: Cumberland Street, Greene Avenue
- John Paul Jones Park: Shore Parkway, Fort Hamilton Parkway & 101 Street
- Bensonhurst Park: Gravesend Bay, 21 & Cropsey Avenue, Bay Parkway
- Borough Hall: Joralemon Street, Lenox Street & Cadman Plaza West
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Narrows Botanical Garden: Shore Road, 69 Street & 72 Street
May
- Ajuga (Ajuga spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
- Borough Hall
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Cherry laurel (prunus laurocerasus)
- Borough Hall: Joralemon Street, Lenox Street & Cadman Plaza West
- Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)*
- Prospect Park
- Coral bells (Heuchera spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)*
- Prospect Park
- Underwood Park
- Flowering quince (Chaenomeles spp.)
- Prospect Park
- Cuyler Gore
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Giant allium (Allium giganteum)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.)
- Narrows Botanical Garden
- Iris (Iris spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Japanese Skimmia (Skimmia japonica)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Lily-Of-The-Valley Shrub (Pieris japonica)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
- Underwood Park
- Pinks (Dianthus spp.)
- Narrows Botanical Garden
- Quince (Cydonia oblonga)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Rose (Rosa spp.)
- McGolrick Park
- Cuyler Gore
- Bensonhurst Park
- Borough Hall
- Underwood Park
- Narrows Botanical Garden
- Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius)
- Underwood Park
- Serviceberry (Amelancier spp.)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Southern arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
- Underwood Park
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Narrows Botanical Garden
- Spiraea (Spiraea spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Tulip (Tulipa spp.)
- McGolrick Park
- Cuyler Gore: Cumberland Street, Greene Avenue
- John Paul Jones Park: Shore Parkway, Fort Hamilton Parkway & 101 Street
- Bensonhurst Park: Gravesend Bay, 21 & Cropsey Avenue, Bay Parkway
- Borough Hall: Joralemon Street, Lenox Street & Cadman Plaza West
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Narrows Botanical Garden: Shore Road 69 Street & 72 Street
- Underwood Park
June
- Adam's Needle, Spanish bayonet (Yucca filamentosa)
- Underwood Park
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudibeckia fulgida)
- Underwood Park
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia spp.)
- Underwood Park
- Narrows Botanical Garden
- Common bugleweed (Ajuga reptans)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Giant Allium (Allium giganteum)
- John Paul Jones
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Hollyhock (alcea spp.)
- McGolrick
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Hosta (Hosta spp.)
- McGolrick
- John Paul Jones Park
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.)
- Bensonhurst
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Iris (Iris spp.)
- Borough Hall
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Narrows Botanical Garden
- Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
- Cuyler Gore
- Borough Hall
- Lenten Rose (Helleborus spp.)
- Underwood Park
- Lilyturf (Liriope spicata)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
- Underwood Park
- Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Rock cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Rose (Rosa spp.)
- McGolrick
- Cuyler Gore
- Bensonhurst
- Borough Hall
- Underwood Park
- Narrows Botanical Garden
- Snow-in-summer (Cerastium tomentosum)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Narrows Botanical Garden
- Spiraea (Spiraea spp.)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Bensonhurst
July
- Begonia (Begonia semperflorens)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
- Fulton Park
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Gateway to Coney Island: Ocean Parkway & Surf Ave.
- John Paul Jones Park
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
- Brooklyn War Memorial
- Upper Leif Ericson Park Park
- Frasier Square: Kings Hwy. at Ave. M
- Breukelen Playground: Williams Ave., Stanley and Flatlands
- Meadow at Brooklyn Bridge
- Canna spp.
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
- Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
- Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Breukelen Playground: Williams Ave, Stanley & Flatlands
- Carroll Park
- Brooklyn War Memorial
- Garden phlox (Phlox paniculata)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Carroll Park: Smith & President Sts.
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
- Glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
- Carroll Park: President Street
- McLaughlin Park: Flatbush and Tillary
- Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Brooklyn Bridge Meadow: Cadman Plaza West and Prospect Avenue
- Hosta spp.
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Brooklyn War Memorial
- Columbus Park
- Impatiens spp.
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
- Joe-pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
- Kaiser Park
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
- Oak-Leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
- Fort Greene Park
- Petunia spp.
- Columbus Park
- Gateway to Coney Island
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- John Paul Jones Park: Ft. Hamilton & 101st
- Upper Leif Ericson Park: Ft. Hamilton & 67th st
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Roses (Rosa spp.)
- Columbus Park
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
- Tiger Playground
- Sunset Park
- Cuyler Gore
- Fort Greene Park
- Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
- John Paul Jones Park
- Culyer Gore
- Sage (Salvia spp.)
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
- Breukelen Park
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
- Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- Breukelen Playground
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Leif Ericson Park
August
- Begonia (Begonia semperflorens)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
- Fulton Park
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Gateway to Coney Island: Ocean Parkway & Surf Ave.
- John Paul Jones Park
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
- Brooklyn War Memorial
- Upper Leif Ericson Park Park
- Frasier Square: Kings Hwy. at Ave. M
- Breukelen Playground: Williams Ave., Stanley and Flatlands
- Meadow at Brooklyn Bridge
- Canna spp.
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
- Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
- Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Breukelen Playground: Williams Ave, Stanley & Flatlands
- Carroll Park
- Brooklyn War Memorial
- Garden phlox (Phlox paniculata)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Carroll Park: Smith & President Sts.
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
- Glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
- Carroll Park: President Street
- McLaughlin Park: Flatbush and Tillary
- Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Brooklyn Bridge Meadow: Cadman Plaza West and Prospect Avenue
- Hosta spp.
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Brooklyn War Memorial
- Columbus Park
- Impatiens spp.
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
- Joe-pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
- Kaiser Park
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
- Oak-Leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
- Fort Greene Park
- Petunia spp.
- Columbus Park
- Gateway to Coney Island
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- John Paul Jones Park: Ft. Hamilton & 101st
- Upper Leif Ericson Park: Ft. Hamilton & 67th st
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Roses (Rosa spp.)
- Columbus Park
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
- Tiger Playground
- Sunset Park
- Cuyler Gore
- Fort Greene Park
- Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
- John Paul Jones Park
- Culyer Gore
- Sage (Salvia spp.)
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
- Breukelen Park
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
- Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- Breukelen Playground
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Leif Ericson Park
September
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Gateway to Coney Island: Ocean Parkway & Surf Ave.
- John Paul Jones Park
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
- Brooklyn War Memorial
- Upper Leif Ericson Park Park
- Frasier Square: Kings Hwy. at Ave. M
- Breukelen Playground: Williams Ave., Stanley and Flatlands
- Meadow at Brooklyn Bridge
- Canna spp.
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
- Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
- Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Breukelen Playground: Williams Ave, Stanley & Flatlands
- Carroll Park
- Brooklyn War Memorial
- Garden phlox (Phlox paniculata)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Carroll Park: Smith & President Sts.
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
- Glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
- Carroll Park: President Street
- McLaughlin Park: Flatbush and Tillary
- Joe-pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
- Kaiser Park
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
- Oak-Leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
- Fort Greene Park
- Petunia spp.
- Columbus Park
- Gateway to Coney Island
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- John Paul Jones Park: Ft. Hamilton & 101st
- Upper Leif Ericson Park: Ft. Hamilton & 67th st
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Roses (Rosa spp.)
- Columbus Park
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
- Tiger Playground
- Sunset Park
- Cuyler Gore
- Fort Greene Park
- Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
- John Paul Jones Park
- Culyer Gore
Related Links
Manhattan Bloom Guide
* — denotes a plant native to the New York City area.
April
- Cherry tree(Prunus spp.)
- Riverside Park: 91st Street; Promenade, 73rd to 83rd Streets
- Theodore Roosevelt Park: 81st Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- St Nicholas Park: Hillside, 135th Street
- Wallenberg Playground: 190th Street
- Crabapple (Malus spp.)
- Riverside Park: 91st Street; Riverfront, 100th to 125th Streets
- Seward Park
- Broadway Malls: 60th to 122nd Streets
- Stuyvesant Square Park
- Crocus (Crocus spp.)
- Morningside Park: 123rd Street entrance
- Riverside Park Promenade: 73rd to 83rd Street
- Theodore Roosevelt Park: 81st Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- St. Nicholas Park: Playground Area, 141st Street
-
Daffodil (Narcissus spp.)
Daffodil (Narcissus spp.)- DeWitt Clinton Park: Hillslope at 12th Avenue
- Stuyvesant Square Park
- Theodore Roosevelt Park: 81st Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- Stuyvesant Square Park
- St. Nicholas Park: Hillside, 135th Street; Playground Area, 141st Street
- Union Square Park: South Plaza
- Collect Pond Park
- Tompkins Square Park: Sandra Turner Garden
- St. Catherine's Playgound
- Riverside Park: Fireman's Memorial; Cherry Walk, 120th to 125th Streets; 138th Street; 100th Street
- Sakura Park: 123rd Street and Grant's Tomb
- Carl Schurz Park
- Morningside Park: Hillside, 121st Street; Hillside, 123rd Street; Tom Kiel Arboretum, 116th Street and Morningside Avenue
- East River Park: 6th Street; Ampitheatre
- Corlears Hook Park: FDR Drive
- Seward Park
- Washington Square Park
- Marcus Garvey Park
- Jackie Robinson Park: 145th Street and stairway
- Madison Square Park
- Broadway Malls: 60th to 122nd Streets
- Harlem River Drive
- Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center: 113th Street and the FDR Drive
- Hellebore (Helleborus spp.)
- Carl Schurz Park
- Central Park: Conservatory Garden
- Magnolia (Magnolia spp.)
- Corlears Hook Park
-
Pansy (Viola spp.)
Pansy (Viola spp.)- Madison Square Park: Fountain Urns; Reflecting Pool Beds
- Quince (Cydonia oblonga)
- Riverside Park: 103rd Street entrance
- Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
- Riverside Park
- Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)
- Carl Schurz Park: Promenade
- Witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana)*
- Carl Schurz Park: East 84th Street and East End Avenue
- Stuyvesant Square Park
May
- Azalea(Rhododendron spp.)
- Riverside Park: 150 St & Riverside Dr
- Bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis)
- Morningside Park: Tom Kiel Arboretum, 116 St & Morningside Avenue
- Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
- Broadway Mall: 60 Street; 63 Street; 66 Street
- Crocus (Crocus spp.)
- Morningside Park: 123rd Street entrance
- Riverside Park: Promenade, 73rd to 83rd Street
- Theodore Roosevelt Park: 81st Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- St. Nicholas Park: Playground Area, 141st Street
- Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
- Riverside Park: 150 St & Riverside Dr
- Broadway Mall: 60-70 Streets
- Grape hyacinths (Muscari spp.)
- St Nicholas Park: Subway Entrance, 135 Street; Playground and Lawn, 141 St
- Marcus Garvey Park
- Union Square Park: South Plaza
- East River Park: 6th Street Garden
- Madison Square Park: Conkling statue
- Stuyvesant Square Park
- Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)
- Morningside Park
-
Quince (Cydonia oblonga)
Quince (Cydonia oblonga)- Riverside Park: 103rd Street entrance
- Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
- Riverside Park
- Tulip (Tulipa spp.)
- St Nicholas Park: Subway Entrance, 135 Street; Playground and Lawn, 141 St
- Riverside Drive and 138 Street
- Union Square Park: South Plaza
- Carl Schurz Park: Hoop Garden, 86 Street
- Corlears Hook Park: Flagpole Garden
- Tompkins Square Park: 8 Street & Avenue A
- Washington Square Park: Thompson St Entrance; 5 Avenue Entrance
- Broadway Malls: 60-70th Streets
- Park Avenue Malls: 60-96 Streets
- Verdi Square
- Dante Square
- Marcus Garvey Park: Madison Ave & 123 Street; 5 Ave & 124 Street
- Harlem Art Park: 120 Street between Lexington & 3 Avenue
- Jackie Robinson Park: Stairway, 145 Street
- Madison Square Park: Dog Run; Conkling Statue
June
- Asiatic lilies (Lilium spp.)
- Jackie Robinson Park: Stairway, 145 Street
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudibeckia fulgida)
- Marcus Garvey Park: Madison Ave & 122 Street
- Bluebells (Mertensia spp. )
- St Nicholas Park: Hillside, 131 St
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia spp.)
- Carl Schurz Park
- Theodore Roosevelt Park: Circular Garden, 77 Street
- Marcus Garvey Park: 120 Street & 5 Avenue
- Cleome (Cleome spp.)
- Stuyvesant Square Park
- Columbine (Aquilegia spp.) and other woodland plants
- Morningside Park: Woodlands, 120 Street
- Daylilly (Hemerocallis spp.)
- St Nicholas Park: 133 St Terrace
- Tompkins Square Park: 7th Street
- Morningside Park: Entrance, 110 Street
- Stuyvesant Square Park
- Hibiscus (Hibiscus spp.)
- Madison Square Park: Beds, 23 Street & Madison Ave
- Hollyhock (Alcea spp.)
- Tompkins Square Park: Viewing Garden
- Jackie Robinson Park: Stairway, 145 Street; 153 Street & Bradhurst
- East River Park: Garden, 6 Street
- Iris (Iris spp.)
- Morningside Park: Pond, 113 Street
- Stuyvesant Square Park
- Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
- Tompkins Square Park: Sandra Turner Garden
- Broadway Mall: 60 Street; 63 Street
- Rose (Rosa spp.)
- East River Park: North of Grand Street
- Battery Park: Battery Place
- Theodore Roosevelt Park: Circular Garden, 77 Street
- Broadway Malls: 65 Street; 68 Street
- Sherman Square
- Jackie Robinson Park: Stairway, 145 Street
- Stuyvesant Square Park
- Sunflower (Helianthus spp.)
- Madison Square Park: Around Playground
- Yarrow (Achillea spp.)
- Morningside Park: Entrance, 110 Street
July
- Ageratum (Ageratum spp.)
- Begonia (Begonia semperflorens)
- Astilbe (Astilbe japonica 'Red Sentinel')
- Beebalm (Monarda didyma 'Gardenview Scarlet')
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Blue salvia, Germander sage, or Mexican blue sage (Salvia chamaedryoides)
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
- Canna (Canna spp.)
- Catmint (Nepeta x fassenii)
- Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica 'Raspberry Sundae')
- Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)
- Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Stella d’Oro')
- Dusty Miller (Centaurea cinerea)
- English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
- Garden phlox (Phlox paniculata)
- Globe thistle (Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow')
- Hibiscus (Hibiscus 'Pyrenese Pink')
- Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
- Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
- Hosta (Hosta 'Halcyon')
- Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue')
- Impatiens (Impatiens spp.)
- Mountain fleece (Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail')
- Oak-Leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
- Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus')
- Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) INVASIVE
- Rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos 'Blue River')
- Roses (Rosa spp.)
- Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
- Sage (Salvia splendens)
- Spiderflower (Cleome hassleriana)
- South American verbena (Verbena bonariensis)
- Southern catalpa or Indian bean tree (Catalpa bignonioides)
- Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
- Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
- Tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria)
- Wave Petunia (Petunia 'Purple Wave')
- Zinnia (Zinnia elegans)
August
- Ageratum (Ageratum spp.)
- Begonia (Begonia semperflorens)
- Astilbe (Astilbe japonica 'Red Sentinel')
- Beebalm (Monarda didyma 'Gardenview Scarlet')
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Blue salvia, Germander sage, or Mexican blue sage (Salvia chamaedryoides)
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
- Canna (Canna spp.)
- Catmint (Nepeta x fassenii)
- Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica 'Raspberry Sundae')
- Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)
- Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Stella d'Oro')
- Dusty Miller (Centaurea cinerea)
- English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
- Garden phlox (Phlox paniculata)
- Globe thistle (Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow')
- Hibiscus (Hibiscus 'Pyrenese Pink')
- Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
- Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
- Hosta (Hosta 'Halcyon')
- Impatiens (Impatiens spp.)
- Mountain fleece (Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail')
- Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
- Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus')
- Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) INVASIVE
- Rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos 'Blue River')
- Roses (Rosa spp.)
- Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
- Sage (Salvia splendens)
- Spiderflower (Cleome hassleriana)
- Stonecrop (Sedum 'Rosy Glow')
- South American verbena (Verbena bonariensis)
- Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
- Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
- Wave Petunia (Petunia 'Purple Wave')
- Zinnia (Zinnia elegans)
September
- Ageratum (Ageratum spp.)
- Begonia (Begonia semperflorens)
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Blue salvia, Germander sage, or Mexican blue sage (Salvia chamaedryoides)
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
- Canna (Canna spp.)
- Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica 'Raspberry Sundae')
- Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)
- Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Stella d’Oro')
- Dusty Miller (Centaurea cinerea)
- Garden phlox (Phlox paniculata)
- Globe thistle (Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow')
- Hibiscus (Hibiscus 'Pyrenese Pink')
- Mountain fleece (Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail')
- Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
- Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus')
- Rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos 'Blue River)
- Roses (Rosa spp.)
- Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
- Spiderflower (Cleome hassleriana)
- Stonecrop (Sedum 'Rosy Glow)
- South American verbena (Verbena bonariensis)
- Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
- Wave Petunia (Petunia 'Purple Wave')
Related Links
Queens Bloom Guide
* — denotes a plant native to the New York City area.
April
- Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas)
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park: near Shea Stadium
- Daffodils (Narcissus spp.)
- Crocheron Park: Field House; Flagpole
- Maple Grove Park
- Rosemary's Playground: Planters
- Borough Hall: Queens Boulevard
- Queens Plaza North
- 111th Street, near Flushing Meadows Corona Park
- Greenstreets Throughout Queens
-
Flowering Pear Tree (Pyrus calleryana)
Flowering Pear Tree (Pyrus calleryana)- McDonald Park
- Northern Boulevard, Flushing
- Borough Hall
- Newcomb Square
- 81st Street and Ditmars Boulevard
- 23rd Avenue, between 91st and 100th Streets
- 164th Street, near Kissena Park
- Main Street, between the Long Island Expressway and Union Turnpike
- Utopia Parkway, between Peck Avenue and the Long Island Expressway
- Francis Lewis Boulevard, between the Long Island Expressway and the Grand Central Parkway
- Shea Stadium
- Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia)
- Forest Park
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park
- Grand Central Parkway, near LaGuardia
- Large Parks Throughout Queens
-
Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
Redbud (Cercis canadensis)- Flushing Meadows Corona Park: near Shea Stadium
- Spring Annuals
- Shea Stadium
- Tulip (Tulipa spp.)
- Overlook Park
- Cunningham Garage
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park
May
- Azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
- Sgt Shaeffer Playground
- Forest Park: Jackson Pond Playground; Nature Trails; 911 Garden; The Overlook
- Capt. Tilly Park
- Overlook Park
- Columbine (Aquilegia spp.)
- Sgt. Shaeffer Playground
- Forest Park: 911 Memorial
- Horsechestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum)
- Travis Park
- King Park
- Wayanda Park
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park: East Service Drive near the Olmsted Center
- Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
- Forest Park: Nature Trails; Bandshell; Jackson Pond Playground
- Sgt. Shaeffer Playground
- Capt Tilly Park
- Paulownia tree (Paulownia tomentosa)
- Forest Park: Pine Grove
- Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park: near Shea Stadium
- Red twig dogwood (Cornus alba)
- Springfield Blvd south of Merrick Blvd
- Ditmars Blvd and 102nd St
- Southern arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
- Forest Park: Nature Trails; Jackson Pond Playground; Overlook Playground
- Sgt Shaeffer Playground
- Wallenburg Sq.
- Harvey Park
- Spring Annuals
- Shea Stadium
- Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
- Forest Park: Nature Trails
- Tulip (Tulipa spp.)
- Overlook Park
- Cunningham Garage
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park
June
- Annual Beds
- Forest Park
- Flushing Meadow Park
- Cunningham Park
- Hawthorne (Crataegus spp.)
- Peck Ave and Underhill Ave
- 81st St and Ditmars Blvd
- 11th St between 44th and 48th Ave
- Main St between Long Island Expressway and Union Turnpike
- Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa)
- Kissena Park
- Osage orange (Maclura pomifera)
- Crocheron Park
- Rose (Rosa spp.)
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Rose Gardens
- Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
- Forest Park
- Astoria Park
- Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)
- Sgt Shaeffer Playground
- Forest Park: 911 Garden; Jackson Pond Playground
Related Links
Staten Island Bloom Guide
* — denotes a plant native to the New York City area.
April
- Basket of Gold (Aurinia saxatilis)
- Hero Park
-
Candytuft (Iberis spp.)
Candytuft (Iberis spp.)- Willowbrook Park
- Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas)
- Silver Lake Park
- Crabapple (Malus spp.)
- Silver Lake Park
- Clove Lakes Park
- Staats Circle
- Greenstreets Throughout Staten Island
- Daffodils (Narcissus spp.)
- Silver Lake Park
- Clove Lakes Park
- Hero Park
- Willowbrook Park: Snug Harbor Esplanade
- Wolfe's Pond Park
- South Beach Playground
- Buono Beach
- Marllerys Pond
- Greenstreets Throughout Staten Island
- Flowering Pear Tree (Pyrus calleryana)
- Silver Lake Park
- Greenstreets throughout the borough
-
Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia)
Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia)- Silver Lake Park
- Clove Lakes Park
- Hero Park
- Greenstreets Throughout the Borough
- Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
- Silver Lake Park
- Korean Spice Viburnum (Viburnum carlesii)
- Clove Lakes Park
- Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
- Silver Lake Park
- Clove Lakes Park
- Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)*
- Greenbelt: Rockland Avenue
-
Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata)
Star magnolia (Magnolia stellata)- Clove Lakes Park
- Tulip (Tulipa spp.)
- Silver Lake Park
- Clove Lakes Park
- Greenstreets Throughout Staten Island
- Yoshino Cherry Tree (Prunus x yedoensis) – Somei Yoshino
- Silver Lake Park
- Clove Lakes Park
May
- Azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
- Staten Island Botanical Garden
- Bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis)
- Staten Island Botanical Garden
- Snug Harbor: shade garden
- Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
- Clove Lakes Park: Senior Citizens Park
- Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
- High Rock Park
- Snug Harbor
- Silver Lake Park
- Horsechestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum)
- Silver Lake Park: Forest Avenue
- Snug Harbor
- Princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa)
- Snug Harbor: Chapel
-
Snowmound (Spiraea nipponica)
Snowmound (Spiraea nipponica)- Staten Island Botanical Garden
- Faber Pool
- Southern arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
- Greenstreets throughout Staten Island
- Tulip (Tulipa spp.)
- Clove Lakes Park: near Forest Avenue
- Willowbrook Park
June
- Annual Beds
- Clove Lakes Park: Stonehenge, Clove Road; Memorial Skating Rink, Victory Blvd; District 1 office; Martling Lake, Martling Ave
- Silver Lake Park: Overlook, Victory Blvd; Greenhouse, Victory Blvd & Travers Rd
- Hero Park: Louis Street and Victory Blvd
- Egbert Square: Forest Ave and Willowbrook Road
- Greenstreets: Brook and Canal Street
- South Beach: Sand Lane
- New Dorp Memorial: New Dorp Lane and Richmond Road
- Egbertville Memorial: Annadale Road & Jefferson Blvd
- Pleasant Plains Monument: Bloomingdale & Amboy Road
- Willowbrook Park: Entrance, Eton Place; Boathouse
- Faber Pool: Richmond Terrace & Faber St.
- Joline Pool: Hylan Blvd & Joline Ave
- Amundsen Circle: Clark Ave & Amboy Rd
- Haven Esplanade: Haven Esplanade & Forest Ave
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia spp.)
- Willowbrook Park: Boat house
- P.S. 8: Lindenwood Rd & Park Terrace
- Clove Lakes Park: Children's Garden
- Jennifer's Playground: Jules Drive
- Black Eyed Susan (Rudibeckia fulgida
- South Beach: Dolphin Fountain, Sand Lane
- Greenstreets: Heenan Ave & Drumgoole West; Weland Ave & Woodrow Rd; Page Ave & Boscom Ave
- Delphinium (Delphinium spp.)
- Norbert Leiseberg Perrenial Garden: Clove Rd & Victory Blvd
-
Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)
Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)- Jennifer Playground: Jules Drive
- Amundsen Circle: Clarke Ave & Amboy Rd
- Greenstreets: Yukon Ave & Richmond Ave; Draper Place & Richmond Ave
- Hawthorne (Craetagus spp.)
- Willowbrook Park: The Carousel; Signs Rd & Victory Blvd
- Greenstreets: Henderson & Davis Ave
- Hosta (Hosta spp.)
- Silver Lake Greenhouse: Victory Blvd & Traverse Rd
- Staten Island Botanical Gardens: Shade Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace
- Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa)
- Hero Park: Victory Blvd & Louis St
- Greenstreets: Draper Place & Richmond Ave
- Lilyturf (Liriope spicata)
- Greenstreets: Huguenot Ave & Sussex St
- Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
- Baker Square: Hyatt St & Stuyvesant Place
- Staten Island Botanical Gardens: Shade Garden
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- Greenstreets: Weiland Ave & Woodrow Rd; Page Ave & Boscom Ave; Ocean Terrace & Flagg Pl; Heenan Ave & Drumgoole West
- Roses (Rosa spp.)
- Staten Island Botanical Gardens: Rose Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace
- New Dorp Memorial: New Dorp Lane & Richmond Rd
- Clove Lakes Park: Stonehenge
July
- Annual Beds — Ageratum (Ageratum spp.), Begonia (Begonia semperflorens), Canna (Canna spp.), Dusty Miller (Centaurea cinerea), Spiderflower (Cleome hassleriana), Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
- Clove Lakes Park: Stonehenge, Clove Road; Memorial Skating Rink, Victory Blvd; District 1 office
- Silver Lake Park: Silver Lake Overlook, Victory Blvd; Greenhouse: Victory Blvd & Travers Rd
- Hero Park: Louis Street and Victory Blvd
- Egbert Square: Forest Ave & Willowbrook Road
- Martlings Pond: Martlings Ave
- Greenstreets: Brook & Canal Street
- South Beach: Sand Lane
- New Dorp Memorial: New Dorp Lane & Richmond Road
- Egbertville Memorial: Annadale Road & Jefferson Blvd
- Pleasant Plains Monument: Bloomingdale & Amboy Road
- Willowbrook Park: Boathouse, Eton Place Entrance
- Faber Pool: Richmond Terrace & Faber St.
- Joline Pool: Hylan Blvd & Joline Ave
- Amundsen Circle: Clark Ave & Amboy Rd
- Haven Esplanade: Haven Esplanade & Forest Ave
-
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
Black-Eyed Susan (Rudibeckia fulgida)- Norbert Leeseberg Perennial Garden
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
- Willowbrook Park
- Clove Lakes Park
- Dugan Playground
- PS 55
- Old Town Playground
- Roses (Rosa spp.) Polyantha
- Dugan Playground
- PS 55
- Willowbrook Park
- Greenstreet: New Dorp Lane & Richmond Avenue
- Stonehenge: Clove Lakes Park
- Sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia)
- High Rock Park: Greenbelt
- Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora)
- Norbert Leeseberg Perennial Garden
August
- Annual Beds — Ageratum (Ageratum spp.), Begonia (Begonia semperflorens), Canna (Canna spp.), Dusty Miller (Centaurea cinerea), Spiderflower (Cleome hassleriana), Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
- Clove Lakes Park: Stonehenge, Clove Road; Memorial Skating Rink, Victory Blvd; District 1 office
- Silver Lake Park: Silver Lake Overlook, Victory Blvd; Greenhouse: Victory Blvd & Travers Rd
- Hero Park: Louis Street and Victory Blvd
- Egbert Square: Forest Ave & Willowbrook Road
- Martlings Pond: Martlings Ave
- Greenstreets: Brook & Canal Street
- South Beach: Sand Lane
- New Dorp Memorial: New Dorp Lane & Richmond Road
- Egbertville Memorial: Annadale Road & Jefferson Blvd
- Pleasant Plains Monument: Bloomingdale & Amboy Road
- Willowbrook Park: Boathouse, Eton Place Entrance
- Faber Pool: Richmond Terrace & Faber St.
- Joline Pool: Hylan Blvd & Joline Ave
- Amundsen Circle: Clark Ave & Amboy Rd
- Haven Esplanade: Haven Esplanade & Forest Ave
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Norbert Leeseberg Perennial Garden
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
- Willowbrook Park
- Clove Lakes Park
- Dugan Playground
- PS 55
- Old Town Playground
- Roses (Rosa spp.) Polyantha
- Dugan Playground
- PS 55
- Willowbrook Park
- Greenstreet: New Dorp Lane & Richmond Avenue
- Clove Lakes Park: Stonehenge
- Sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia)
- High Rock Park: Greenbelt
- Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora)
- Norbert Leeseberg Perennial Garden
September
- Annual Beds — Ageratum (Ageratum spp.), Begonia (Begonia semperflorens), Canna (Canna spp.), Dusty Miller (Centaurea cinerea), Spiderflower (Cleome hassleriana), Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
- Clove Lakes Park: Stonehenge, Clove Road; Memorial Skating Rink, Victory Blvd; District 1 office
- Silver Lake Park: Silver Lake Overlook, Victory Blvd; Greenhouse: Victory Blvd & Travers Rd
- Hero Park: Louis Street and Victory Blvd
- Egbert Square: Forest Ave & Willowbrook Road
- Martlings Pond: Martlings Ave
- Greenstreets: Brook & Canal Street
- South Beach: Sand Lane
- New Dorp Memorial: New Dorp Lane & Richmond Road
- Egbertville Memorial: Annadale Road & Jefferson Blvd
- Pleasant Plains Monument: Bloomingdale & Amboy Road
- Willowbrook Park: Boathouse, Eton Place Entrance
- Faber Pool: Richmond Terrace & Faber St.
- Joline Pool: Hylan Blvd & Joline Ave
- Amundsen Circle: Clark Ave & Amboy Rd
- Haven Esplanade: Haven Esplanade & Forest Ave
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Norbert Leeseberg Perennial Garden
- Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
- Willowbrook Park
- Clove Lakes Park
- Dugan Playground
- PS 55
- Old Town Playground
- Roses (Rosa spp.)
Polyantha- Dugan Playground
- PS 55
- Willowbrook Park
- Greenstreet: New Dorp Lane & Richmond Avenue
- Clove Lakes Park: Stonehenge
- Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora)
- Norbert Leeseberg Perennial Garden
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