In Bloom at Monticello

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[tagetes_erecta]

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta
[asclepias_tuberosa]

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa
[calendula_officinalis]

Calendula

Calendula officinalis
[iberis_umbellata]

Candytuft

Iberis umbellata
[campanula_medium]

Canterbury Bells

Campanula medium
[nepeta_cataria]

Catnip

Nepeta cataria
[rosa_chinensis_x_moschata]

Champneys' Pink Cluster

Rosa noisettiana cv.
[dianthus_chinensis]

China Pinks

Dianthus chinensis
[salvia_sclarea]

Clary Sage

Salvia sclarea
[celosia_cristata]

Cockscomb

Celosia cristata
[papaver_rhoeas]

Corn Poppy

Papaver rhoeas
[hemerocallis_fulva]

Daylily

Hemerocallis fulva
[cheldonium_majus_plen]

European Celandine Poppy

Cheldonium majus
[chrysanthemum_parthenium]

Feverfew

Chrysanthemum parthenium
[nicotiana_alata]

Flowering Tobacco

Nicotiana alata
[digitalis_purpurea]

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea
[malva_sylvestris]

French Mallow

Malva sylvestris
[pelargonum_inquinans]

Geranium

Pelargonium inquinans
[centaurea_macrocephala]

Globe centaurea

Centaurea macrocephala
[koelreuteria_paniculata]

Goldenrain tree

Koelreuteria paniculata
[heliotropium_arborescens]

Heliotrope

Heliotropium arborescens
[viola_tricolor]

Johnny Jump-up

Viola tricolor
[consolida_orientalis]

Larkspur

Consolida orientalis
[santolina_chamaecyparissu]

Lavender Cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus
[helleborus_niger]

Lenten Rose

Helleborus orientalis
[linum_perenne_lewi]

Lewis's Prairie Flax

Linum perenne 'Lewisii'
[lychnis_chalcedonica]

Maltese Cross

Lychnis chalcedonica
[althaea_officinalis]

Marshmallow

Althaea officinalis
[reseda_odorata]

Mignonette

Reseda odorata
[echinacea_angustifolia]

Narrow-leaved Coneflower

Echinacea angustifolia
[aquilegia_canadensis]

Native Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis
[rosa_chinensis_oldblush]

Old Blush China Rose

Rosa chinensis
[nerium_oleander]

Oleander

Nerium oleander
[lathyrus_odoratus]

Painted Lady Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus 'Painted Lady'
[polygonum_orientale]

Prince's Feather

Polygonum orientale
[echinacea_purpurea]

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea
[rosa_gallica_versicolor]

Rosa Mundi

Rosa gallica versicolor
[lychnis_coronaria]

Rose Campion

Lychnis coronaria
[rosa_spinossissima]

Scotch Briar Rose

Rosa spinosissima
[echinops_ritro]

Small Globe Thistle

Echinops ritro
[zinnia_pauciflora]

Small-flowered Zinnia

Zinnia pauciflora
[lavandula_stoechas]

Spanish Lavender

Lavandula stoechas ssp. pedunculata
[tradescantia_virginiana]

Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana
[matthiola_incana]

Stock

Matthiola incana
[helichrysum_bracteatum]

Strawflower

Helichrysum bracteatum
[mirabilis_longiflora]

Sweet Four O'Clock

Mirabilis longiflora
[dianthus_barbatus]

Sweet William

Dianthus barbatus
[salvia_coccinea]

Texas Sage

Salvia coccinea
[digitalis_purpurea_alba]

White Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea 'Alba'
[glaucium_flavum]

Yellow-horned Poppy

Glaucium flavum
[yucca_filamentosa]

Yucca

Yucca filamentosa

Discussion

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In bloom remains one of my all-time favorites. Whenever I see something in bloom around Monticello mountain that I don’t know the name of, I look it up in this database. I not only learn the botanical and common name for the plant, I learn something about its historical connection with Jefferson – I simply love it!

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Monticello's gardens are wonderful any time of year, but it's always interesting to see what's currently blooming.

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When visitors have questions about current flowers or wonder what a different season looks like at Monticello, I refer them to In Bloom at Monticello. Here a few weeks before the tulips burst upon the stage? Tune in to this site in the next few weeks.

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I really love gardens! On this page I can see what's growing and blooming at Monticello, learn a little bit about the plants themselves, their history, and how some of them came to be growing in Jefferson's gardens. I love all the flowers, but my favorites are the Peonies. A few years ago I purchased a young Peony plant from the Monticello garden shop and it bloomed for the first time this year! My peony shares my small deck with Sweet Williams, Nasturtiums, and Johnny Jump-ups, and makes a wonderful place to sip a glass of iced tea and read a book. It's not Jefferson's Garden Pavilion, but it might be close!

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This is a good place to direct questions about plant identification, with links to CHP when applicable

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This fantastic resource is a boon for gardeners and those interested in plants at Monticello. As someone who has never had a green thumb, I ofter turn to the "In Bloom" page to help answer visitors' questions. Perhaps one day, Jefferson's interest in gardening will spark my own.