What's in Bloom: June
![A garden in bloom.](/sites/default/files/styles/hero_interior_large/public/2024-04/RCP_230605_0195.jpg?h=40bdb454&itok=d-cO95pO)
June at the Morris
oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Oak Allée
Native to the southeastern United States, these shrubs get their name from their oak-like leaves. Large panicles of white flowers bloom in June, turning pink and purple as the summer progresses.
![A close up of white mountain-laurel flowers.](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2024-06/Kalmia%20latifolia_MorrisArb.jpg?itok=sl8qkvYw)
mountain-laurel
Kalmia latifolia
Overlook Garden; Garden Railway
These native evergreen shrubs display mesmerizing clusters of pink and white flowers. Mountain-laurel is in heath family, Ericaceae, the same family as rhododendrons and pieris.
woodland pinkroot
Spigelia marilandica
Oak Allée
Tubular red flowers bloom upright on these native perennials, attracting hummingbirds to shady areas of the garden.
![Green-blue foliage with clusters of small white flowers.](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2024-06/Hovenia%20dulcis_PaulMeyer.jpg?itok=6SK7m62V)
Japanese raisin-tree
Hovenia dulcis
Orange Balustrade
Inconspicuous, cream-colored flowers emit a sweet, wafting fragrance through the parking lot and above the Orange Balustrade.
![Green foliage with stalks of long clusters of small yellow flowers.](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2024-06/Koelreuteria%20paniculata_MarkGlicksman.jpg?itok=2ysbCa_g)
panicle golden-rain-tree
Koelreuteria paniculata
Baxter Memorial
As this tree’s blooming passes its peak, small yellow flower petals gently fall to the ground creating the appearance of “golden rain.”
![Dark green foliage with long stalks of clusters of small white flowers.](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2024-06/Aesculus%20parviflora_PaulMeyer_0.jpg?itok=8ja0niz_)
bottlebrush buckeye
Aesculus parviflora
Compton
Native to the southeastern United States, these spreading shrubs produce tall panicles of small white tubular flowers with pink anthers. In the fall, bottlebrush buckeye displays bright yellow fall color.