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Parks in Bloom

Staten Island Bloom Guide

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

April

  • Basket of Gold (Aurinia saxatilis)
    • Hero Park

  • Candytuft blossoms
    Candytuft (Iberis spp.)

    Candytuft (Iberis spp.)
    • Willowbrook Park
  • Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas)
    • Silver Lake Park
  • Crabapple (Malus spp.)
    • Silver Lake Park
    • Clove Lakes Park
    • Staats Circle
    • Greenstreets Throughout Staten Island
  • Daffodils (Narcissus spp.)
    • Silver Lake Park
    • Clove Lakes Park
    • Hero Park
    • Willowbrook Park: Snug Harbor Esplanade
    • Wolfe's Pond Park
    • South Beach Playground
    • Buono Beach
    • Marllerys Pond
    • Greenstreets Throughout Staten Island
  • Flowering Pear Tree (Pyrus calleryana)
    • Silver Lake Park
    • Greenstreets throughout the borough

  • Forsythia Flowers
    Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia)

    Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia)
    • Silver Lake Park
    • Clove Lakes Park
    • Hero Park
    • Greenstreets Throughout the Borough
  • Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
    • Silver Lake Park
  • Korean Spice Viburnum (Viburnum carlesii)
    • Clove Lakes Park
  • Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
    • Silver Lake Park
    • Clove Lakes Park
  • Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)*
    • Greenbelt: Rockland Avenue

  • Star Magnolia
    Star magnolia (Magnolia stellata)

    Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata)
    • Clove Lakes Park
  • Tulip (Tulipa spp.)
    • Silver Lake Park
    • Clove Lakes Park
    • Greenstreets Throughout Staten Island
  • Yoshino Cherry Tree (Prunus x yedoensis) – Somei Yoshino
    • Silver Lake Park
    • Clove Lakes Park

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May

  • Azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
    • Staten Island Botanical Garden
  • Bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis)
    • Staten Island Botanical Garden
    • Snug Harbor: shade garden
  • Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
    • Clove Lakes Park: Senior Citizens Park
  • Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
    • High Rock Park
    • Snug Harbor
    • Silver Lake Park
  • Horsechestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum)
    • Silver Lake Park: Forest Avenue
    • Snug Harbor
  • Princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa)
    • Snug Harbor: Chapel

  • Snowmound blooms
    Snowmound (Spiraea nipponica)

    Snowmound (Spiraea nipponica)
    • Staten Island Botanical Garden
    • Faber Pool
  • Southern arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
    • Greenstreets throughout Staten Island
  • Tulip (Tulipa spp.)
    • Clove Lakes Park: near Forest Avenue
    • Willowbrook Park

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June

  • Annual Beds
    • Clove Lakes Park: Stonehenge, Clove Road; Memorial Skating Rink, Victory Blvd; District 1 office; Martling Lake, Martling Ave
    • Silver Lake Park: Overlook, Victory Blvd; Greenhouse, Victory Blvd & Travers Rd
    • Hero Park: Louis Street and Victory Blvd
    • Egbert Square: Forest Ave and Willowbrook Road
    • Greenstreets: Brook and Canal Street
    • South Beach: Sand Lane
    • New Dorp Memorial: New Dorp Lane and Richmond Road
    • Egbertville Memorial: Annadale Road & Jefferson Blvd
    • Pleasant Plains Monument: Bloomingdale & Amboy Road
    • Willowbrook Park: Entrance, Eton Place; Boathouse
    • Faber Pool: Richmond Terrace & Faber St.
    • Joline Pool: Hylan Blvd & Joline Ave
    • Amundsen Circle: Clark Ave & Amboy Rd
    • Haven Esplanade: Haven Esplanade & Forest Ave
  • Butterfly bush (Buddleia spp.)
    • Willowbrook Park: Boat house
    • P.S. 8: Lindenwood Rd & Park Terrace
    • Clove Lakes Park: Children's Garden
    • Jennifer's Playground: Jules Drive
  • Black Eyed Susan (Rudibeckia fulgida
    • South Beach: Dolphin Fountain, Sand Lane
    • Greenstreets: Heenan Ave & Drumgoole West; Weland Ave & Woodrow Rd; Page Ave & Boscom Ave
  • Delphinium (Delphinium spp.)
    • Norbert Leiseberg Perrenial Garden: Clove Rd & Victory Blvd

  • Daylily
    Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)

    Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)
    • Jennifer Playground: Jules Drive
    • Amundsen Circle: Clarke Ave & Amboy Rd
    • Greenstreets: Yukon Ave & Richmond Ave; Draper Place & Richmond Ave
  • Hawthorne (Craetagus spp.)
    • Willowbrook Park: The Carousel; Signs Rd & Victory Blvd
    • Greenstreets: Henderson & Davis Ave
  • Hosta (Hosta spp.)
    • Silver Lake Greenhouse: Victory Blvd & Traverse Rd
    • Staten Island Botanical Gardens: Shade Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace
  • Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa)
    • Hero Park: Victory Blvd & Louis St
    • Greenstreets: Draper Place & Richmond Ave
  • Lilyturf (Liriope spicata)
    • Greenstreets: Huguenot Ave & Sussex St
  • Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)
    • Baker Square: Hyatt St & Stuyvesant Place
    • Staten Island Botanical Gardens: Shade Garden
  • Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
    • Greenstreets: Weiland Ave & Woodrow Rd; Page Ave & Boscom Ave; Ocean Terrace & Flagg Pl; Heenan Ave & Drumgoole West
  • Roses (Rosa spp.)
    • Staten Island Botanical Gardens: Rose Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace
    • New Dorp Memorial: New Dorp Lane & Richmond Rd
    • Clove Lakes Park: Stonehenge

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July

  • Annual Beds — Ageratum (Ageratum spp.), Begonia (Begonia semperflorens), Canna (Canna spp.), Dusty Miller (Centaurea cinerea), Spiderflower (Cleome hassleriana), Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
    • Clove Lakes Park: Stonehenge, Clove Road; Memorial Skating Rink, Victory Blvd; District 1 office
    • Silver Lake Park: Silver Lake Overlook, Victory Blvd; Greenhouse: Victory Blvd & Travers Rd
    • Hero Park: Louis Street and Victory Blvd
    • Egbert Square: Forest Ave & Willowbrook Road
    • Martlings Pond: Martlings Ave
    • Greenstreets: Brook & Canal Street
    • South Beach: Sand Lane
    • New Dorp Memorial: New Dorp Lane & Richmond Road
    • Egbertville Memorial: Annadale Road & Jefferson Blvd
    • Pleasant Plains Monument: Bloomingdale & Amboy Road
    • Willowbrook Park: Boathouse, Eton Place Entrance
    • Faber Pool: Richmond Terrace & Faber St.
    • Joline Pool: Hylan Blvd & Joline Ave
    • Amundsen Circle: Clark Ave & Amboy Rd
    • Haven Esplanade: Haven Esplanade & Forest Ave

  • Black-Eyed Susan flowers
    Black-Eyed Susan (Rudibeckia fulgida)

    Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
    • Norbert Leeseberg Perennial Garden
  • Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
    • Willowbrook Park
    • Clove Lakes Park
    • Dugan Playground
    • PS 55
    • Old Town Playground
  • Roses (Rosa spp.) Polyantha
    • Dugan Playground
    • PS 55
    • Willowbrook Park
    • Greenstreet: New Dorp Lane & Richmond Avenue
    • Stonehenge: Clove Lakes Park
  • Sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia)
    • High Rock Park: Greenbelt
  • Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora)
    • Norbert Leeseberg Perennial Garden

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August

  • Annual Beds — Ageratum (Ageratum spp.), Begonia (Begonia semperflorens), Canna (Canna spp.), Dusty Miller (Centaurea cinerea), Spiderflower (Cleome hassleriana), Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
    • Clove Lakes Park: Stonehenge, Clove Road; Memorial Skating Rink, Victory Blvd; District 1 office
    • Silver Lake Park: Silver Lake Overlook, Victory Blvd; Greenhouse: Victory Blvd & Travers Rd
    • Hero Park: Louis Street and Victory Blvd
    • Egbert Square: Forest Ave & Willowbrook Road
    • Martlings Pond: Martlings Ave
    • Greenstreets: Brook & Canal Street
    • South Beach: Sand Lane
    • New Dorp Memorial: New Dorp Lane & Richmond Road
    • Egbertville Memorial: Annadale Road & Jefferson Blvd
    • Pleasant Plains Monument: Bloomingdale & Amboy Road
    • Willowbrook Park: Boathouse, Eton Place Entrance
    • Faber Pool: Richmond Terrace & Faber St.
    • Joline Pool: Hylan Blvd & Joline Ave
    • Amundsen Circle: Clark Ave & Amboy Rd
    • Haven Esplanade: Haven Esplanade & Forest Ave
  • Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
    • Norbert Leeseberg Perennial Garden
  • Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
    • Willowbrook Park
    • Clove Lakes Park
    • Dugan Playground
    • PS 55
    • Old Town Playground
  • Roses (Rosa spp.) Polyantha
    • Dugan Playground
    • PS 55
    • Willowbrook Park
    • Greenstreet: New Dorp Lane & Richmond Avenue
    • Clove Lakes Park: Stonehenge
  • Sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia)
    • High Rock Park: Greenbelt
  • Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora)
    • Norbert Leeseberg Perennial Garden

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September

  • Annual Beds — Ageratum (Ageratum spp.), Begonia (Begonia semperflorens), Canna (Canna spp.), Dusty Miller (Centaurea cinerea), Spiderflower (Cleome hassleriana), Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
    • Clove Lakes Park: Stonehenge, Clove Road; Memorial Skating Rink, Victory Blvd; District 1 office
    • Silver Lake Park: Silver Lake Overlook, Victory Blvd; Greenhouse: Victory Blvd & Travers Rd
    • Hero Park: Louis Street and Victory Blvd
    • Egbert Square: Forest Ave & Willowbrook Road
    • Martlings Pond: Martlings Ave
    • Greenstreets: Brook & Canal Street
    • South Beach: Sand Lane
    • New Dorp Memorial: New Dorp Lane & Richmond Road
    • Egbertville Memorial: Annadale Road & Jefferson Blvd
    • Pleasant Plains Monument: Bloomingdale & Amboy Road
    • Willowbrook Park: Boathouse, Eton Place Entrance
    • Faber Pool: Richmond Terrace & Faber St.
    • Joline Pool: Hylan Blvd & Joline Ave
    • Amundsen Circle: Clark Ave & Amboy Rd
    • Haven Esplanade: Haven Esplanade & Forest Ave
  • Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
    • Norbert Leeseberg Perennial Garden
  • Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
    • Willowbrook Park
    • Clove Lakes Park
    • Dugan Playground
    • PS 55
    • Old Town Playground
  • Roses (Rosa spp.)
    Polyantha
    • Dugan Playground
    • PS 55
    • Willowbrook Park
    • Greenstreet: New Dorp Lane & Richmond Avenue
    • Clove Lakes Park: Stonehenge
  • Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora)
    • Norbert Leeseberg Perennial Garden

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