What's in Bloom?

Take a stroll through what’s blooming now! Tap each image and select the information icon (“i”) to discover the plant’s name and where to find it in the Garden.

March 2026

Strongylodon macrobotrys | Jade vine

Salvia leucophylla | Purple Sage

Yucca faxoniana | Spanish Dagger

Melianthus major | Honeybush

Scilla peruviana | Portuguese Squill

Solandra maxima | Cup of Gold Vine

Lepechinia fragrans | Fragrant Pitcher Sage

Ruta gravolens | Rue

Doryanthes palmeri | Giant Spear Lily

Melaleuca wilsonii | Violet Honey-Myrtle

Phlomis fruticosa | Jerusalem Sage

Cercis occidentalis | Western Redbud

February 2026

Dombeya burgessiae | Tropical Hydrangea

Phymosia umbellata | Mexican Bush Mallow

Leptosyne gigantea | Giant Coreopsis

Cantua quercifolia

Rhus integrifolia | Lemonade Berry

Acacia farnesiana | Sweet Acacia

Polygala apopetala | Milkwort

Tree Heather | Erica arborea

Opuntia littoralis | Coast Prickly Pear

Angraecum sp.

Euphorbia cooperi

Acacia glaucoptera | Clay wattle

January 2026

Narcissus tazetta | Daffodil

Camellia japonica | ‘Professor Sargent' camellia

Polygala myrtifolia | Myrtle-leaf milkwort

Aloe sp. | ‘Super red’ aloe

Passiflora vitifolia | Crimson passionflower

Malva subovata | Tree mallow

Aloe speciosa | Showy aloe

Phytolacca americana | American pokeweed

Fouquieria diguetii | Baja ocotillo

Berberis oiwakensis | Mahonia

Grevillea thelemanniana | Spider net grevillea

Aloe arborescens x Aloe caesia | David Verity aloe

December 2025

Crinum x amabile 'Queen Emma' | Giant Spider Lily

Euphorbia leucocephala | Snowflake Tree

Euphorbia pulcherrima | Poinsettia

Roldana petasitis | Velvet Groundsel

Tithonia diversifolia | Mexican Sunflower

Aloe arborescens | Candelabra Aloe

Agave americana | Century Plant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | High Voltage Hibiscus

Crassula ovata | Jade

Canarina canariensis | Bicacaro

Aloe rubroviolacea | Arabian Aloe

Euryops pectinatus 'Viridis' | Shrub Daisy

November 2025

Calliandra houstoniana | Tree Calliandra

Salvia leucantha | Mexican Sage

Haemanthus albiflos | Paintbrush lily

Epilobium canum | California Fuchsia

Brunfelsia americana | Lady of the Night

Gladiolus dalenii | Dragon’s Head Sword Lily

Banksia ericifolia 'Compact Form' | Compact Heath Banksia

Camellia sasanqua 'Kanjiro' | Kanjiro Camellia

Ruttya fruticosa | Jammy Mouth

Justicia carnea | Brazilian Plume Flower

Gardenia thunbergia ‘Forest Gardenia’

Stenocarpus sinuatus | Firewheel Tree

October 2025

Beach spider lily | Hymenocallis littoralis

Dutchman’s pipe | Aristolochia gigantea

Mottled toothedthread | Odontonema cuspidatum

Social butterfly | Hibiscus x rosa-sinensis

Blood lily | Haemanthus coccineus

Sea hibiscus | Hibiscus tiliaceus

Cape plumbago | Plumbago auriculata

Pink champagne bottlebrush | Callistemon

Mealycup sage | Salvia farinacea

Manuka | Leptospermum scoparium

Blue flame | Agave attenuata x Agave shawii

Okinawan hibiscus | Hibiscus makinoi

September 2025

Plumeria | Plumeria rubra 'Celadine'

Sea squill | Drimia maritima

Natal lily | Crinum moorei

Angel’s trumpet | Brugmansia sp.

Dutchman’s pipe | Aristolochia gigantea

Princess flower | Tibouchina urvilleana

Dahlia | Dahlia sp.

Coralbush | Jatropha multifida

Red vein Indian mallow | Abutilon striatum

Spider hibiscus | Hibiscus schizopetalus

Black bat flower | Tacca chantrieri

Elephant bush | Portulacaria afra

August 2025

Sobralia macrantha

Portea bromeliad | Portea petropolitana var. extensa

African tulip tree | Spathodea companulata

Pineapple cycad | Lepidozamia peroffskyana

Showy honey-myrtle | Melaleuca nesophila

Pineapple lily | Eucomis sp.

Cancun pink | Plumeria rubra

Perfume flower tree | Fagraea ceilanica

Propeller plant | Crassula perfoliata var. falcata

Ruttyruspolia ‘Phyllis Van Heerden’

Red orchid bush | Bauhinia galpinii

Canna lily | Canna sp.

July 2025

Chaste Tree | Vitex agnus-castus

Flowering Gum Tree | Corymbia ficifolia

Princess Flower | Tibouchina urvilleana

Orange Jubilee | Tecoma alata

Lavender Snail Vine | Vigna caracalla

Woollyjoint Prickly Pear | Opuntia tomentosa

Butterfly Bush | Rotheca myricoides

Madagascar Senecio | Senecio decaryi

Cow Itch Tree | Lagunaria patersonia

Crossberry | Grewia occidentalis

Ma'o hau hele | Hibiscus brackenridgei

Shell Ginger | Alpinia zerumbet

June 2025

Matilija Poppy / Fried Egg Poppy | Romneya coulteri

Western Coral Bean | Erythrina flabelliformis

White Shaving Brush Tree | Pseudobombax ellipticum ‘alba’

Coast Prickly Pear | Opuntia littoralis

Sacred Datura / Jimsonweed | Datura wrightii

Waterlily | Nymphaea

Artichoke | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus

Moroccan Toadflax | Linaria maroccana

Garden Cosmos | Cosmos bipinnatus

Passionfruit | Passiflora edulis

Baja Fairy Duster | Calliandra californica

Yellow Torch | Hibiscus

April 2025

Parish’s Nightshade | Solanum umbelliferum var. glabrescens

Farmer's Orchid | Dendrobium farmeri

Bunny Ears Cactus | Opuntia microdasys

Mojave Yucca | Yucca schidigera

Madeira Cranesbill | Geranium maderense

California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica

Honeybush | Melianthus major

Giant Daisy Tree | Podachaenium eminens

Jade Vine | Strongylodon macrobotrys

Night and Day Snapdragon | Antirrhinum majus ‘Night and Day'

Portuguese Squill | Scilla peruviana

Tree dandelion | Sonchus canariensis

Darwin’s Orchid | Angraecum sesquipedale

Golden Torch Cactus | Echinopsis spachiana

Saturn Peach | Prunus persica var. platycarpa

Mediterranean Spurge | Euphorbia wulfenii

March 2025

Agave 'Blue Flame' | Agave shawii x Agave attenuata

Bottlebrush Aloe | Aloe rupestris

Moroccan Toadflax | Linaria maroccana

Tower of Jewels | Echium simplex

Snapdragon | Antirrhinum majus

Bush Lily | Clivia miniata var. citrina

Canary Island Spurge | Euphorbia bourgaeana

Giant Spear Lily | Doryanthes palmeri

Firewheel Tree | Stenocarpus sinuatus

Spanish Dagger Tree | Yucca faxoniana

African Daisy | Osteospermum ecklonis

Fringed Pink | Dianthus superbus

February 2025

Sweet Pea Shrub | Polygala myrtifolia

Coastal Prickly Pear | Opuntia littoralis

Banana Plant | Musa sp.

Aloe | Aloe sp.

January 2025

Tree Euphorbia | Euphorbia lambii

Bird of Paradise | Strelitzia reginae

Velvet Groundsel | Roldana patasitis

Pride of Madeira | Echium candicans

San Diego Botanic Garden is always in bloom! Check back for unique blooms and seasonal highlights throughout the year.

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