Parks in Bloom

Brooklyn Bloom Guide

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* — denotes a plant native to the New York City area.

April

Azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
- Borough Hall: Joralemon Street, Lenox Street & Cadman Plaza West
- Prospect Park: 9th St. Entrance
Cherry Tree (Prunus spp.)
- Borough Hall: Joralemon Street, Lenox Street & Cadman Plaza West
- Prospect Park
Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)*
- Prospect Park
Crabapple (Malus spp.)
Crabapple (Malus spp.)
- John Paul Jones Park: Shore Parkway, Fort hamilton Parkway & 101 Street
- Prospect Park
Daffodil (Narcissus spp.)
- McGolrick Park: Driggs to Nassau Avenue, Russell to Monitor Street
- Cuyler Gore: Fulton Cumberland Street & Greene Avenue
- John Paul Jones Park: Shore Parkway, Fort Hamilton Parkway & 101 Street
- Bensonhurst Park: Gravesend Bay, 21 & Cropsey Avenue, Bay Parkway
- Underwood Park: Lafayette & Washington Avenue
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Narrows Botanical Garden: Shore Road, 69 Street & 72 Street
- Prospect Park
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)*
- Prospect Park
Flowering quince (Chaenomeles spp.)
- Prospect Park
Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia)
- Underwood Park: Lafayette & Washington Avenue
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Narrows Botanical Gardens: Shore Road, 69 Street & 72 Street
- Grand Army Plaza
- Prospect Park
Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)
- Prospect Park
Japanese skimmia (Skimmia japonica)
Japanese Skimmia (Skimmia japonica)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
Lily-Of-The-Valley Shrub (Pieris japonica)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
Quince (Cydonia oblonga)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
- Cuyler Gore: Cumberland Street, Greene Avenue
- Bensonhurst Park: Gravesend Bay, 21 & Cropsey Ave, Bay Parkway
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Prospect Park
Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)*
- John Paul Jones Park: Shore Parkway, Fort Hamilton Parkway & 101 Street
- Prospect Park
Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)*
- Prospect Park
Tulips (Tulipa spp.)
Tulip (Tulipa spp.)
- McGolrick Park
- Cuyler Gore: Cumberland Street, Greene Avenue
- John Paul Jones Park: Shore Parkway, Fort Hamilton Parkway & 101 Street
- Bensonhurst Park: Gravesend Bay, 21 & Cropsey Avenue, Bay Parkway
- Borough Hall: Joralemon Street, Lenox Street & Cadman Plaza West
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Narrows Botanical Garden: Shore Road, 69 Street & 72 Street

May

Ajuga (Ajuga spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
- Borough Hall
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
Bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Cherry laurel (prunus laurocerasus)
- Borough Hall: Joralemon Street, Lenox Street & Cadman Plaza West
Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)*
- Prospect Park
Coral bells (Heuchera spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)*
- Prospect Park
- Underwood Park
Flowering quince (Chaenomeles spp.)
- Prospect Park
- Cuyler Gore
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Giant allium (Allium giganteum)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.)
- Narrows Botanical Garden
Iris (Iris spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Japanese Skimmia (Skimmia japonica)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
Lily-Of-The-Valley Shrub (Pieris japonica)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
- Underwood Park
Pinks (Dianthus spp.)
- Narrows Botanical Garden
Quince (Cydonia oblonga)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
Rose (Rosa spp.)
- McGolrick Park
- Cuyler Gore
- Bensonhurst Park
- Borough Hall
- Underwood Park
- Narrows Botanical Garden
Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius)
- Underwood Park
Serviceberry (Amelancier spp.)
- John Paul Jones Park
Southern arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
- Underwood Park
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Narrows Botanical Garden
Spiraea (Spiraea spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Tulip (Tulipa spp.)
- McGolrick Park
- Cuyler Gore: Cumberland Street, Greene Avenue
- John Paul Jones Park: Shore Parkway, Fort Hamilton Parkway & 101 Street
- Bensonhurst Park: Gravesend Bay, 21 & Cropsey Avenue, Bay Parkway
- Borough Hall: Joralemon Street, Lenox Street & Cadman Plaza West
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Garden 1, BQE between Joramelon St. & Grace Ct.; Garden 2, BQE between Grace Ct. & Remsen St.; Garden 3, BQE between Remsen & Montague Sts.; Garden 4, BQE & end of Montague St.; Garden 5, BQE between Montague and Pierrepont Sts.; Garden 6, BQE between Pierrepont & Clark Sts.; Garden 7, BQE between Clark & Pineapple Sts.; Garden 8, Pineapple St. between BQE & Columbia Heights; Garden 9, BQE between Pineapple & Orange Sts.
- Narrows Botanical Garden: Shore Road 69 Street & 72 Street
- Underwood Park

June

Adam's Needle, Spanish bayonet (Yucca filamentosa)
- Underwood Park
Black-eyed Susan (Rudibeckia fulgida)
- Underwood Park
Butterfly bush (Buddleia spp.)
- Underwood Park
- Narrows Botanical Garden
Common bugleweed (Ajuga reptans)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Giant Allium (Allium giganteum)
- John Paul Jones
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Hollyhock (alcea spp.)
- McGolrick
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Hosta (Hosta spp.)
- McGolrick
- John Paul Jones Park
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.)
- Bensonhurst
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Iris (Iris spp.)
- Borough Hall
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Narrows Botanical Garden
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
- Cuyler Gore
- Borough Hall
Lenten Rose (Helleborus spp.)
- Underwood Park
Lilyturf (Liriope spicata)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
- Underwood Park
Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Rock cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Rose (Rosa spp.)
- McGolrick
- Cuyler Gore
- Bensonhurst
- Borough Hall
- Underwood Park
- Narrows Botanical Garden
Snow-in-summer (Cerastium tomentosum)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Narrows Botanical Garden
Spiraea (Spiraea spp.)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Bensonhurst

July

Begonia (Begonia semperflorens)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
- Fulton Park
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Gateway to Coney Island: Ocean Parkway & Surf Ave.
- John Paul Jones Park
Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
- Brooklyn War Memorial
- Upper Leif Ericson Park Park
- Frasier Square: Kings Hwy. at Ave. M
- Breukelen Playground: Williams Ave., Stanley and Flatlands
- Meadow at Brooklyn Bridge
Canna spp.
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Breukelen Playground: Williams Ave, Stanley & Flatlands
- Carroll Park
- Brooklyn War Memorial
Garden phlox (Phlox paniculata)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Carroll Park: Smith & President Sts.
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
Glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
- Carroll Park: President Street
- McLaughlin Park: Flatbush and Tillary
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Brooklyn Bridge Meadow: Cadman Plaza West and Prospect Avenue
Hosta spp.
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Brooklyn War Memorial
- Columbus Park
Impatiens spp.
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
Joe-pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
- Kaiser Park
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
Oak-Leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
- Fort Greene Park
Petunia spp.
- Columbus Park
- Gateway to Coney Island
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- John Paul Jones Park: Ft. Hamilton & 101st
- Upper Leif Ericson Park: Ft. Hamilton & 67th st
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
Roses (Rosa spp.)
- Columbus Park
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
- Tiger Playground
- Sunset Park
- Cuyler Gore
- Fort Greene Park
Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
- John Paul Jones Park
- Culyer Gore
Sage (Salvia spp.)
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
- Breukelen Park
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- Breukelen Playground
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Leif Ericson Park

August

Begonia (Begonia semperflorens)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
- Fulton Park
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Gateway to Coney Island: Ocean Parkway & Surf Ave.
- John Paul Jones Park
Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
- Brooklyn War Memorial
- Upper Leif Ericson Park Park
- Frasier Square: Kings Hwy. at Ave. M
- Breukelen Playground: Williams Ave., Stanley and Flatlands
- Meadow at Brooklyn Bridge
Canna spp.
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Breukelen Playground: Williams Ave, Stanley & Flatlands
- Carroll Park
- Brooklyn War Memorial
Garden phlox (Phlox paniculata)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Carroll Park: Smith & President Sts.
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
Glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
- Carroll Park: President Street
- McLaughlin Park: Flatbush and Tillary
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Brooklyn Bridge Meadow: Cadman Plaza West and Prospect Avenue
Hosta spp.
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Brooklyn War Memorial
- Columbus Park
Impatiens spp.
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
Joe-pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
- Kaiser Park
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
Oak-Leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
- Fort Greene Park
Petunia spp.
- Columbus Park
- Gateway to Coney Island
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- John Paul Jones Park: Ft. Hamilton & 101st
- Upper Leif Ericson Park: Ft. Hamilton & 67th st
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
Roses (Rosa spp.)
- Columbus Park
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
- Tiger Playground
- Sunset Park
- Cuyler Gore
- Fort Greene Park
Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
- John Paul Jones Park
- Culyer Gore
Sage (Salvia spp.)
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
- Breukelen Park
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- Breukelen Playground
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Leif Ericson Park

September

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Gateway to Coney Island: Ocean Parkway & Surf Ave.
- John Paul Jones Park
Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
- Brooklyn War Memorial
- Upper Leif Ericson Park Park
- Frasier Square: Kings Hwy. at Ave. M
- Breukelen Playground: Williams Ave., Stanley and Flatlands
- Meadow at Brooklyn Bridge
Canna spp.
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
- Columbus Park: Brooklyn Borough Hall
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Breukelen Playground: Williams Ave, Stanley & Flatlands
- Carroll Park
- Brooklyn War Memorial
Garden phlox (Phlox paniculata)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Carroll Park: Smith & President Sts.
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
Glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
- Carroll Park: President Street
- McLaughlin Park: Flatbush and Tillary
Joe-pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
- Kaiser Park
- Prospect Park: Litchfield Villa; Music Grove and 9th Street Entrance
- Grand Army Plaza
Oak-Leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
- Fort Greene Park
Petunia spp.
- Columbus Park
- Gateway to Coney Island
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- John Paul Jones Park: Ft. Hamilton & 101st
- Upper Leif Ericson Park: Ft. Hamilton & 67th st
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
Roses (Rosa spp.)
- Columbus Park
- John Paul Jones Park
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Kaiser Park
- Fulton Park
- Tiger Playground
- Sunset Park
- Cuyler Gore
- Fort Greene Park
Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
- Upper Leif Ericson Park
- Columbus Park: Fleur de Lis
- John Paul Jones Park
- Culyer Gore

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