WHAT’S IN BLOOM?

There’s always something blooming on the Bridge, even in winter. We have more than 2000 varieties of plants. See how many of them you recognize.

SPRING

March to May

  • Azaleas
  • Blue-eyed Grass
  • Bloomerang Lilac
  • Carolina Allspice
  • Clematis
  • Clethra
  • Daffodils
  • Dianthus
  • Dogwood
  • Edgeworthia
  • Flying Dragon Tree
  • Gardenia
  • Hosta
  • Honeysuckle
  • Hyacinths
  • Iceplant
  • Lavender
  • Magnolia
  • Native Indigo
  • Oak-leaf Hydrangea
  • Peonies
  • Prickly Pear Cactus
  • Primrose
  • Rose Campion
  • Silverbell Tree
  • Red Hot Poker
  • Tulips
  • Wisteria
  • Wood Spurge
  • Yarrow

SUMMER

June to August

  • Agastache
  • Anemones
  • Balloon Flower
  • Bat Face Cuphea
  • Beautyberry
  • Bee Balm (Monarda)
  • Black-eyed Susan
  • Cardinal Flower
  • Coneflower
  • Crape Myrtle
  • Dahlias
  • Daylilies
  • Elephant Ear
  • False Indigo
  • Hosta
  • Hibiscus
  • Honeysuckle
  • Hydrangea
  • Lantana
  • Mexican Sunflower
  • Milkweed
  • Passion Vine
  • Peanut Butter Tree
  • Rose Campion
  • Rose of Sharon
  • Roses
  • Salvia
  • Shasta Daisy
  • Stokes Aster
  • St. John’s Wort
  • Zinnias
  • Yarrow

FALL

September to November

  • Anemones
  • Aster
  • Beautyberry
  • Black-eyed Susan
  • Butterfly Bush
  • Camellias
  • Chrysanthemums
  • Clematis
  • Coneflower
  • Goldenrod
  • Hearts-a-Bustin’
  • Hosta
  • Irises
  • Ornamental Cabbage
  • Pink Muhly Grass
  • Roses
  • Russian Sage
  • Sunflowers
  • Toad Lily
  • Zinnia

WINTER

December to February

  • Black Beauty Sedum
  • Camellias
  • Cotoneaster
  • Edgeworthia
  • False Cypress
  • Forsythia
  • Heather
  • Holly
  • Japanese Maple
  • Jasmine
  • Lenten Rose (Hellebores)
  • Mahonia
  • Ornamental Cabbage
  • Witch Hazel

Lake Lure Flowering Bridge
PO Box 125
Lake Lure, NC 28746

Lake Lure Flowering Bridge is a volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Donations to help preserve and maintain the bridge and gardens are appreciated — and tax-deductible.