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In Bloom Now: May 2011

A delightful palette of color is introduced to The Gardens during May! You’ll see that last of the spring bulbs—crocus, tulips, and daffodils—as well as flowering trees, annuals, and more.

Featured Plant of the Month: Tatarian Honeysuckle, Lonicera tatarica ‘Freedom’

Featured Plant of the Month: Pussy Willow

Garden Locations: Cascades, Deciduous Woodlands

Distinguishing Features: The silvery-gray catkins on this flowering shrub are a tell-tale sign of spring’s arrival. After flowering, the one inch long, fuzzy catkins are replaced by textured leaves with blue-green surfaces and white undersides. Pussy Willow’s bark is gray to brown, becoming slightly furrowed as it matures.

Growth and Maintenance: Height: 20-25’
Spread: 18-20’
Growth Habit: Irregular and spreading
Sun: Full
Soil: Tolerates most types
Water: Pussy Willow suckers easily and can be pruned after flowering to control its spread and habit
Cold Hardiness: Zone 2

Don’t miss out on these other May amazements:

Bearded Iris
Iris germanica
Iris Garden, Oval Garden

Amur Maackia
Maackia amurensis
The Inn

Russian Hawthorn
Crataegus ambigua
Oval Garden, Water Garden

Manchurian Iris
Iris lacteal
Rock Garden, The Inn

All photos by The Hudson Foundation