What's In Bloom
• Bloom Highlights
• Main Gardens
• Islands
• Greenhouses
• Native Habitats
• Outlying Areas
Visitors can see all their favorite flowers of summer right now, including purple coneflower, black-eyed Susan, waterlilies, hollyhocks, lilies, clematis and many varieties of daylilies and hosta.
In the prairie and along the shorelines, the yellow daisies of compass plant and prairie dock tower over colorful wildflowers, including wild bergamot, black-eyed Susans, rattlesnake master, culver’s root and mountain mint. Many varieties of hydrangea are in bloom now, including Annabelle, Hills of Snow, panicle, oakleaf and the Endless Summer bigleaf hydrangeas. Many of these can be seen along the middle path of the parking lots and in the Waterfall Garden. Other mid-summer shrubs to look for include roses, potentilla, St. Johnswort, late bottlebrush buckeye and buttonbush. Enjoy a leisurely summer stroll at the Chicago Botanic Garden.