Order of Bloom

Abstract

Although the actual dates on which certain plants bloom will vary from year to year, the sequence will remain the same.Lilacs will always begin to flower a little after some of the crab apples have reached their peak ; most of the rhododendrons will follow the lilacs, and the mock oranges will follow the rhododendrons.Records of the sequence and the time of bloom of the many flowering trees and shrubs in the Arnold Arboretum have been kept over a long !period of years and in the following lists some of them are recorded in their 1 sequence and in the approximate time when they can be expected to flower !normally.It should be stressed that some shrubs especially those with double flowers will remain in flower longer than others and hence can be used effectively in gardens with plants that are noted as blooming later.Still others are effective in flower bud and might be planted with varieties blooming earlier.Local studies along this line should prove most interesting to individual gardeners.In this connection it might be of interest to note the different times at which Conius florida blooms throughout the country.This tree has a wide habitat over tlie eastern United States and is so beautiful that it is highly valued as an ornamental wherever it is bud hardy.It can be expected to bloom in the following places at the approximate times mentioned.

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