The wonderfully moist and cooler-than-normal spring have allowed our roses to be more floriferous than ever! Powell Gardens may not have a rose garden but roses are used in the landscape throughout the grounds. We grow only disease-resistant, low maintenance varieties appropriate for each landscape setting. Enjoy the following sampling of Powell Gardens’ roses:The rugosa … Read More
Some of our most stunning small flowering trees bloom in late spring and are currently in bloom at Powell Gardens.Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) is always a stunner in bloom! Its red flowers attract hummingbirds to pollinate it. This group is in the parking lot’s arboretum of all the woody plants native to Kansas and Missouri. … Read More
Doctor Norlan Henderson stands near a clump of Queen’s Circle tall bearded iris. You will find Doc on Iris Hill now through their last bloom at Powell Gardens. Doc has donated all the American Iris Society’s (AIS) Merit Award Iris to Powell Gardens as well as many of the historical and species iris. He has … Read More
Iris is the official flower of Kansas City and the premier planting of iris at Powell Gardens is currently in bloom with peak bloom expected this week. Powell Gardens’ iris collection represents one of the finest public displays of iris on the continent. All Award of Merit iris (by the American Iris Society) from 1988-2007 … Read More
It’s Azalea season again at Powell Gardens and they are currently in peak bloom. Azaleas are America’s favorite shrub (because most consider roses “flowers”). This scene is from the Rock & Waterfall Garden with the native wildflower Golden Ragwort (Senecio aureus) in the foreground, a sprinkle of budding blue Spanish Bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica) then masses … Read More