Parks in Bloom
Queens Bloom Guide
* — denotes a plant native to the New York City area.
April
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Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas)
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park: near Shea Stadium
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Daffodils (Narcissus spp.)
- Crocheron Park: Field House; Flagpole
- Maple Grove Park
- Rosemary's Playground: Planters
- Borough Hall: Queens Boulevard
- Queens Plaza North
- 111th Street, near Flushing Meadows Corona Park
- Greenstreets Throughout Queens
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Flowering Pear Tree (Pyrus calleryana)
Flowering Pear Tree (Pyrus calleryana)- McDonald Park
- Northern Boulevard, Flushing
- Borough Hall
- Newcomb Square
- 81st Street and Ditmars Boulevard
- 23rd Avenue, between 91st and 100th Streets
- 164th Street, near Kissena Park
- Main Street, between the Long Island Expressway and Union Turnpike
- Utopia Parkway, between Peck Avenue and the Long Island Expressway
- Francis Lewis Boulevard, between the Long Island Expressway and the Grand Central Parkway
- Shea Stadium
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Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia)
- Forest Park
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park
- Grand Central Parkway, near LaGuardia
- Large Parks Throughout Queens
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Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
Redbud (Cercis canadensis)- Flushing Meadows Corona Park: near Shea Stadium
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Spring Annuals
- Shea Stadium
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Tulip (Tulipa spp.)
- Overlook Park
- Cunningham Garage
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park
May
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Azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
- Sgt Shaeffer Playground
- Forest Park: Jackson Pond Playground; Nature Trails; 911 Garden; The Overlook
- Capt. Tilly Park
- Overlook Park
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Columbine (Aquilegia spp.)
- Sgt. Shaeffer Playground
- Forest Park: 911 Memorial
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Horsechestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum)
- Travis Park
- King Park
- Wayanda Park
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park: East Service Drive near the Olmsted Center
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Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
- Forest Park: Nature Trails; Bandshell; Jackson Pond Playground
- Sgt. Shaeffer Playground
- Capt Tilly Park
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Paulownia tree (Paulownia tomentosa)
- Forest Park: Pine Grove
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Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park: near Shea Stadium
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Red twig dogwood (Cornus alba)
- Springfield Blvd south of Merrick Blvd
- Ditmars Blvd and 102nd St
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Southern arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
- Forest Park: Nature Trails; Jackson Pond Playground; Overlook Playground
- Sgt Shaeffer Playground
- Wallenburg Sq.
- Harvey Park
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Spring Annuals
- Shea Stadium
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Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
- Forest Park: Nature Trails
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Tulip (Tulipa spp.)
- Overlook Park
- Cunningham Garage
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park
June
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Annual Beds
- Forest Park
- Flushing Meadow Park
- Cunningham Park
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Hawthorne (Crataegus spp.)
- Peck Ave and Underhill Ave
- 81st St and Ditmars Blvd
- 11th St between 44th and 48th Ave
- Main St between Long Island Expressway and Union Turnpike
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Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa)
- Kissena Park
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Osage orange (Maclura pomifera)
- Crocheron Park
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Rose (Rosa spp.)
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Rose Gardens
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Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
- Forest Park
- Astoria Park
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Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)
- Sgt Shaeffer Playground
- Forest Park: 911 Garden; Jackson Pond Playground
