Weeping Higan Cherry
Prunus pendula ‘Pendula Rosea’
A lovely weeping cherry, ‘Pendula’ is usually one of the earliest to bloom. Its delicate blossoms range from nearly white to pink in color.
A lovely weeping cherry, ‘Pendula’ is usually one of the earliest to bloom. Its delicate blossoms range from nearly white to pink in color.
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A lovely weeping cherry, ‘Pendula’ is usually one of the earliest to bloom. Its delicate blossoms range from nearly white to pink in color.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
The stunning early-blooming saucer magnolia blooms in varying shades of white, pink, and purple, and flowers reach up to eight inches across.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
Native to Taiwan and Japan, this deciduous shrub offers clusters of fragrant, pastel yellow flowers in early spring.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
Spring heath is one of the first alpine shrubs to bloom in the Rock Garden. Its tiny, bell-shaped flowers blossom just before the azaleas.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
A true harbinger of spring, this perennial bulb holds significant meaning and symbolism in both Eastern and Western cultures. Daffodils are also a popular choice among plant breeders, with over 32,000 registered varieties globally.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
The yulan magnolia has been cultivated in its native China for more than 1,000 years. Like many early-blooming magnolias, it’s “precocious,” which means its flowers appear before the leaves.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
Belonging to the same genus as cherries, apricots also produce beautiful spring blooms. This tree is located along the Shakespeare Garden and blooms just before most of the early-blooming cherries.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
Hellebores bloom in winter and early spring, when few other plants do. Helle- comes from the Greek helein: “to injure”; -bore comes from the Greek word for food. In other words: Don’t eat it! All parts of this plant are toxic if ingested.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
This small tree is native to Europe and Western Asia. It flowers in early spring, followed by bright red fruits in early summer.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
In a practice dating back to 16th-century Japan, the bark of this deciduous shrub has been cultivated to make specialty, high-quality paper. Umbels of fragrant, tightly packed tubular flowers create a lantern-like effect in early spring.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
‘Okamé’ is one of the first cherry cultivars to bloom and marks the unofficial start of cherry blossom season. Its deep carmine-rose buds open to lighter-tinted flowers before leaves appear.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
Willow flowers, called catkins, aren’t your typical flower. They have no petals—that color you see is all pollen. Salix discolor supports an array of native wildlife, including around 18 species of butterflies and moths.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
Crocuses begin popping up in small numbers at at first and soon start to blanket large stretches of lawns and beds all over the Garden. They’re a welcome sign of spring and also a source of nectar and pollen for hungry bees and other pollinators.
Photo: Michael Stewart.
In early spring, clusters of fragrant, light pink blossoms open from dark pink buds along the bare branches of this deciduous shrub.
Photo: Michael Stewart.
One of the shorter plants in the Scilla genus, this Iranian native has relatively large, fragrant flowers. They grow along Celebrity Path, on the Overlook, and in large swaths along Belle’s Brook.
Photo: Michael Stewart.
The stinking hellebore does, indeed, stink—but only if you crush its leaves. Look closely, and you‘ll notice a delicate line of purple along the edges of its pale green flowers.
Photo: Elizabeth Peters.
The Japanese apricot is one of the first flowering trees of the genus Prunus (which includes the famous cherries) to bloom each year. These delicate blossoms are a sign of more to come.
Photo: Michael Stewart.
Snowdrops are usually the first bulbs to bloom and a sign of more to come. As the snow melts, these white blossoms appear, blanketing the Garden and other parks and gardens around Brooklyn.
Photo: Michael Stewart.
This witch-hazel cultivar has fragrant, multicolored flowers ranging from orange to dark copper, and a beautiful natural vase-shaped form. It blooms from January to March.
Photo: Michael Stewart.
This iconic garden flower, also known as the common daisy, originally hails from Europe and prefers cool temperatures. It’s become a troublesome weed in parts of the U.S.; cultivars can be less aggressive.
Photo: Lee Patrick.
Camellias bloom throughout the Japanese Garden in fall, winter, and into spring. This lovely pink-blossomed cultivar is one of the later ones to bloom in spring.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
This plant, in bloom in the Warm Temperate Pavilion, was grown at BBG from seed provided by Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden in Cape Town, South Africa. The cultivar is prized for its distinctive yellow sepals and was named for Nelson Mandela.
Photo: Sarah Schmidt.
The small, delicate cups of Eranthis hyemalis are one of the earliest blooms of the year. Native to Europe, this perennial tuber is often planted near the base of a deciduous tree.
Photo: Sarah Schmidt.
The star magnolia is one of the first magnolias to bloom. Each blossom has a dozen or more thin, ribbonlike tepals.
Photo: Michael Stewart.
This perennial cactus is covered in spines and features small, delicate pink flowers.
Photo: Michael Stewart.
This flowering Japanese quince shows off colorful blooms in mid- to late-winter. Though a different species than the common quince, it also produces a fragrant, but smaller, fruit in the fall.
Photo: Romi Ige.
This cultivar of Salix gracilistyla, native to China, Japan, and Korea, is most striking in early spring when glossy, deep black catkins shed their pointy bud scales.
Photo: Michael Stewart.
Witch-hazel blooms in winter, usually during a warm spell, but the flowers persist after the temperature drops back down. The ribbonlike petals curl up temporarily, and as soon as the temperature rises, they unfurl again.
Photo: Michael Stewart.
Native to the mountains of western China, this rare species is one of the first cherry trees to bloom. Subtly fragrant flowers emerge in early spring, followed by fiery red foliage in fall.
Photo: Michael Stewart.
The delicate early-spring blooms of Japanese pieris resemble blueberry flowers, and the plants are indeed related. They’re members of the heath family. A number of pieris cultivars can be found in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden and the Rock Garden.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
‘Jugatsu-zakura’ begins blooming around October, continues sporadically into December, and finishes in the spring with a last burst coinciding with new foliage.
Photo: Elizabeth Peters.
Declared the official flower of Brooklyn in 1940, forsythia’s radiant yellow flowers are a common sight in early spring. Though sometimes confused with witch-hazel, forsythias have tubular, four-petaled flowers and belong to the Oleaceae, or olive family.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
Native to parts of South America, including French Guiana, Brazil, and Peru, this evergreen shrub blooms throughout the year in the Tropical Pavilion.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
One of the earliest rhododendrons to bloom at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Korean rhododendron's bright purplish-pink flowers appear before its leaves.
Photo: Blanca Begert.
Ozark witch-hazel appears along streams and at the bases of rocky hillsides in the Ozark highlands of Missouri, as well as in parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Photo: Michael Stewart.
Capers—the immature green buds of this Mediterranean shrub—are a delicious culinary staple. Left unharvested, the buds transform into blooms that hold a cluster of long purple stamens.
Photo: Michael Stewart.
Witch-hazel blooms in winter, usually during a warm spell, but the flowers persist after the temperature drops back down. The ribbonlike petals curl up temporarily, and as soon as the temperature rises, they unfurl again.
Photo: Michael Stewart.
The heart-leaved pelargonium, a perennial with lightly-scented pink flowers, is native to a highly biodiverse shrubland region of South Africa.
Photo: Uli Lorimer.