Annual bedding plants throughout the Garden are very showy. Particularly noteworthy are the beds in the Kresko Victorian,
Milles Sculpture, and Swift Family Gardens.
Tropical water lilies are in full bloom in the Milles Sculpture and Swift Family Gardens.
Roses in both the Gladney and Lehmann Rose Gardens are in full, seasonal bloom.
Tardiva hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva') and Surprise lilies (Lycoris squamigera) are blooming in many locations
on the grounds.
Oxeye sunflowers (Heliopsis helianthoides), Coneflowers (Rudbeckia spp.) and Rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium) are
showy in the Lucy and Stanley Lopata Prairie Garden.
Some daylilies in the Jenkins Daylily Garden are still showy.
Figs are ripening high above the walled Moorish Garden in the Shoenberg Temperate House. Fragrant
Jasmines are in bloom,
including Jasminum tortuosum and Jasminum officinale, blanketing the walls of the tiled Moorish Garden.
Impatiens are lush and colorful in the Linnean House. Flowering tobacco (Nicotiana sylvestris 'Only the Lonely') and Flowering
maple (Abutilon 'Moonchimes') decorate the fountain.
Cardinal flowers (Lobelia cardinalis) along the stream in the English Woodland Garden are showy.