What's in Bloom at PHS?

PHS’s mission is to use horticulture to advance the health and well-being of the Greater Philadelphia region, which includes our work to provide free, beautiful green spaces for communities to gather. PHS oversees the beauty and care of more than 151 acres throughout Philadelphia! We are proud of our efforts to beautify our City for both residents and visitors alike.

Our green spaces are changed regularly, usually on a seasonal basis through Spring, Summer, and Fall. We've been asked what's in bloom so many times that we will now make selected plant lists available to download, share, or just enjoy. We look forward to your exploration of all our unique horticultural displays – either virtually or in person!

   Here are a just a few of PHS's plant spaces with location and plant lists below.

PHS Headquarters Office

100 N 20th Street, Philadelphia PA

Tall Cylindrical Containers on 20th Street:

• Actaea simplex ‘Brunette’ – Bugbane
• Agastache ‘Apricot Sunrise’ – Giant Hyssop
• Begonia obliqua Maribel – Begonia
• Calamintha nepeta ‘Triumphator’ – Lesser Calamint
• Cuphea ‘Caribbean Sunset’ – Cuphea
• Gaura lindheimeri ‘Gautalwhi’ Stratosphere White – Gaura
• Gibasis pellucida – Tahitian Bridal Veil
• Deschampsia flexuosa – Wavy Hairgrass
• Nicotiana ‘Fragrant Cloud’ – Flowering Tobacco
• Origanum ‘Kent Beauty’ – Oregano
• Pelargonium sidoides – African Geranium
• Phormium ‘Rainbow Queen’ – New Zealand Flax

 

Long Horizontal Planters along Arch Street:

• Eurybia divaricata – White Wood Aster
• Actaea simplex ‘Brunette’ – Bugbane
• Agastachi ‘Tutti Fruitt’ – Mexican Hyssop
• Calamintha nepeta ‘Triumphator’ – Lesser Calamint
• Cleome hirta – African Cleome
• Cordyline fruticose ‘Purple Compacta’ – Ti Plant
• Athryium filix-femina – Lady Fern
• Carex buchananii ‘Red Rooster’ – Leatherleaf Sedge
• Gaura lindheimeri ‘Gautalwhi’ Stratosphere White – Gaura
• Heuchera ‘Cajun Fire’ – Coral Bells
• Monarda ‘Bergamo’ – Bee Balm
• Salvia ‘Amante’ – Amante Sage
• Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora ‘Bampton’ – Common Vervain