Blooming in September

As the seasons change, so do the surprises you’ll find in the Tryon Palace gardens. Below is a list of what’s blooming this month across our 14 acres of gardens.

And don’t forget that Tryon Palace is switching to its fall schedule. From Tuesday, Sept. 2, through Friday, Oct. 31, the gardens will close daily at 6 p.m.

What’s Blooming

Look for the New Bern Lily (Lycoris radiate) and Oxblood or Schoolhouse Lily (Rhodophiala bifida), large red blooms with no foliage, blooming late August, early September. 

Mums are coming late September and will include: Susan Coral Pink,  Golden Marilyn (yellow), Makenna (orange), Vanna Snow (white); Belgian varieties: Aluga (white), Lava (red), Pavia (red), Milano (yellow), Veritas (yellow).  

Vines
Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata) orange 
Hyacinth Bean or Lablab vine (Dolichos lablab) purple bloom with purple seedpods
Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis terniflora) white
Trumpet Vine (Campsis grandiflora) orange

Trees & Shrubs 
Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) purple berries
Buttonbush  (Cephalanthus occidentalis) white
Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii) purple
Chinese Mahonia (Mahonia fortunei)  yellow
Crape Myrtles (Lagerstroemia sp) pink, white, red 
Encore Azaleas (Rhodendron Hybrid)  red, fushcia, white
Fragrant Osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans) yellow
Knock out Roses (Rosa ‘RADrazz’)
Lace cap Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophyllis normalis) pink, purple
Pomegranate (Punica granata) coral, orange
Rose of Sharon  (Hibiscus syriacus) white, lavendar
Spanish Bayonet (Yucca aloifolia) white
Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) leaves beginning to fall, nuts look like Buckeyes

Annuals
Angeloina ‘Serena Mix’
Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii) mix    
Balsam (Impatiens balsamina)  mix
Celosia ‘Kimono’ – Yellow and Mix  
Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) orange, yellow
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa)  purple
Love Lies Bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus) red, pink
Marigolds (Tagetes sp.) orange, yellow
Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia)  red and orange
Morning Glory (Ipomoea tricolor ) blue, magenta
Portulaca ‘Happy Trails’- Mix
Pentas ‘Butterfly Red’- red
Salvia farinacea ‘Evolution’;   Salvia spendens ‘Red Hot Sally II’
Wishbone Flower (Torenia founrieri) blue, white, purple
Vinca  ‘Cora Cascade’- Mix 
Zinnia (Zinnia elegans) various

Perennials
Angel’s Trumpet (Brugmansia spp.) yellow
Asters (Aster frickarti & Symphyotrichum sp ) blue, pink
Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) red
Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta) yellow
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia puchella) red + yellow
Bush Clover (Lespedeza virginica) pink
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) yellow,orange 
Cape Leadwort (Plumbago capensis) blue
Carolina Phlox ‘Miss Lingard’ (Phlox X)   white 
Catmint (Nepeta faassenii) blue
Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) purple, black seed heads for birds
Confederate Rose (Hibiscus mutabilis) white to pink
Dahlias- yellow, burgundy, mix 
Evita Hardy Gloxnia (Gloxinia nematanthodes ‘Evita’) red
Fall Crocus ( Colchicum sp.)  pink 
False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) yellow
Four o’clocks (Mirabilis jalapa) fuschia, yellow, pinks
Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum) white
Giant Coneflower (Rudbeckia maxima) seed heads for birds
Ginger Lily (Hedychium coronarium) white
Golden rod (Solidago sp.) yellow
Green-headed Coneflower (Rudbeckia lacinata) yellow
Japanese Anemone (Anemone japonica) pink
Lantana (Lantana camarara) yellows, orange, lavender, pink
Lily Turf (Liriope) lavender
Lion’s Ear or Dagga (Leonotus leonurus)  orange
Maltese Cross (Lychnis chalcedonica) red
Mealycup Sage (Salvia farinacea) blue
Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnifera) yellow/brown
New Bern Lily (Lycoris radiate) red sans foliage 
Oxblood or Schoolhouse Lily (Rhodophiala bifida) red
Patrinia (Patrinia scabiosaefolia) yellow
Pineapple Lily (Eucomis comosa ‘Sparkling Burgundy’) – burgundy
Pink Mallow (Malva moschata) pink
Rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) pink
Salvia  greggi (Salvia greggii) red 
Salvia ‘Hot Lips’ (Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’) red & white  
Salvia ‘Indigo Spires’ (Salvia farinacea X longispicata) indigo
Scented geraniums-small pink, lavender flowers
Sedum (Sedum X) yellow
Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) purple
Tatarian Aster  (Aster tatarica)  blue
Texas Star Hibiscus or Rose Mallow (Hibiscus coccineus) red
Toad Lily (Trycirtis hirtaa) purple
Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummuondii) red

For more information about the Gardens at Tryon Palace, visit our Gardens page.