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Spring Beauty in the Native Flora Garden
Few flowers epitomize the grace of spring ephemerals like Claytonia virginica, commonly called spring beauty.
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It’s Wildflower Week!
NYC Wildflower Week celebrates the more than 53,000 acres of open space and 778 native plants found in the five boroughs.
By BBG Staff -
Celebrate Mother’s Day at BBG
Need somewhere special to take mom for Mother's Day this Sunday? Bring her on a tour of BBG to smell the lilacs and enjoy the bright blooms of tulips, wisteria, azaleas, crabapples, Japanese tree peonies, and more!
By Rebecca Bullene -
Tulips in Bloom
The tulips planted on Lily Pool Terrace are in bloom!
By Rebecca Bullene -
Campaign for the Next Century
Renewal is afoot in the Garden, with the Campaign for the Next Century in full swing!
By April Greene -
Wild Bleeding Heart in Bloom
Dicentra eximia, commonly known as wild bleeding heart, is one of our longest flowering and most widely adaptable native spring flowers.
By Uli Lorimer -
Trouble in Paradise: Are We Losing Our Native Bees?
On Wednesday, May 4 at 6:30 p.m. join the Torrey Botanical Society and Dr. Stephen Buchmann for a free illustrated talk showcasing North American native bee diversity and the threats facing bees and other pollinators.
By BBG Staff -
What is Cosplay?
Cosplayer Mario Bueno gives a brief examination of the costuming subculture featured at BBG's Sakura Matsuri festival.
By Mario Bueno -
Dutchman’s Breeches in Bloom
Dicentra cuccullaria, often called Dutchman’s breeches, is in bloom in the Native Flora Garden.
By Uli Lorimer -
Bloodroot in Bloom
Spring ephemeral Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot) is in bloom in the Native Flora Garden this week.
By Uli Lorimer
