VanDusen bloom calendar
Find out what flowers are blooming in VanDusen Botanical Garden throughout the year.
January

Witch Hazel, Silk Tassel Bush, Himalayan Box, and Winter-Flowering Jasmine
February

Early-flowering bulbs (crocus, snowdrop, narcissus), Spring Heath, Early Rhododendrons, Helleborus, and Camellias
March

Early Rhododendrons, Helleborus, Winter Aconite (Eranthus hyemalis), Crocus, and Cornelian Cherry
April

Magnolias, Rhododendrons, Japanese Cherries, Pacific Dogwood, Camellias, and Spring-flowering bulbs
May

Rhododendron Walk in full bloom, Trilliums, Laburnum Walk, and Himalayan Blue Poppy in the Meconopsis Dell
June

Early June: Laburnum Walk
Late June: Primulas, Alma VanDusen Meadow Garden, Japanese Dogwoods, and Roses
July

Waterlilies, Southern Hemisphere bulbs, Fuchsias, Roses, Hypericums, Evergreen Magnolia, Spanish Broom, Yucca and Lilies (mid-season), Meadow Garden, and Perennial Garden
August

Hibiscus, Lilies (late season), Silk Tree, Butterfly Bush (Buddleia), Roses, Escallonia, Annuals, Meadow Garden, and Perennial Garden
September

Heathers, Angelica Tree, Autumn Crocus, Asters, Hydrangeas, Alma VanDusen Meadow Garden, Michaelmas Daisies, and fall-blooming herbaceous perennials including Ornamental Grasses
October

Autumn Colour at its best – Eastern North American and Gingko trees, Autumn Crocus, Fatsia, Rudbeckia, Asters, and Hydrangeas
November

Fall berries and broad-leaf evergreen shrubs
December

Holly Collection, Higan Cherry, Winter-flowering Viburnum, and berries of Aucuba, Callicarpa (Beauty Bush) and Skimmia