Bloom Guide

Our gardens bring color to Hudson River Park’s four miles! Take a look at what’s sprouting throughout the Park, and check back for more updates as the season unfolds.

A group of purple allium plants — **Allium**
*Allium*

Pink bergenia cordifolia ("Miss Piggy") flowers — **Bergenia cordifolia ‘Miss Piggy’**
*Bergenia cordifolia ‘Miss Piggy’*

A dark purple Black Parrot Tulip in a Park garden bed with orange flowers in the background — **Black Parrot Tulip**
*Tulipa parrot ’Black Parrot‘*

Blue star (amsonia) flowers with a butterfly resting atop one branch — **Blue Star**
*Amsonia*

Purple and white jack frost flowers — **Brunnera Jack Frost**
*Brunnera macrophylla*

A patch of Catmint with the Lower Manhattan skyline in the distance — **Catmint**
*Nepeta*

Dogwood flowers alongside the Hudson River Greenway — **Dogwood**
*Cornus*

Purple and white garden phlox flowers — **Garden phlox**
*Plox paniculata*

Purple geranium flowers with white centers — **Geranium**
*Geranium*

Purple grape hyacinth flowers in a garden bed — **Grape Hyacinth**
*Muscari*

A patch of yellow iris flowers — **Iris**
*Iris germanica*

Pink Japanese quince flowers — **Japanese Quince**
*Chaenomeles japonica*

Pink Knockout roses with white and yellow pistils — **Knockout Rose**
*Rosa radrazz*

White and green witch alder blossoms — **Witch Alder**
*Fothergilla*

A Note on Our Willow Trees

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After

While it may look like a drastic act to chop off the large arm-like branches of the willow trees in our Stonefield Native Garden, it’s actually a preventative action to keep parkgoers safe.

During a windstorm, weak willow branches can snap off and because they have a shallow root system, they may actually tip over. To help balance the trees, they get a crown reduction each spring.

Don’t worry though! The trees will soon send out new whips and leaves to provide shade and breezy beauty come summer.

Spotted something beautiful blooming in the Park? Let us know!

Bloom Guide

A Note on Our Willow Trees

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