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There’s nothing like April in Chapel Hill. The Garden is awash with rainbows: red buckeyes, orange Florida flame azaleas
North Carolina Botanical GardenApril 6, 2026

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There’s nothing like April in Chapel Hill.

The Garden is awash with rainbows: red buckeyes, orange Florida flame azaleas, yellow golden ragwort, green EVERYTHING, blue phlox, purple irises. 🌈🌳🌸 Here’s some of what’s been blooming this week: 1: Golden ragwort (Packera aurea) in the foreground; red buckeye and azalea in the background. 2: Coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) 3: Rose (Rosa ‘Old Blush’) 4: Dwarf crested iris (Iris cristata) 5: Great white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) and eastern blue phlox 6: Perfoliate bellowort (Uvularia perfoliata) 7: Azalea and red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) 8: Eastern blue phlox (Phlox divaricata) 9: Florida anise-tree (Illicium floridanum) 10: Northern sundial lupine (Lupinus perennis ssp. perennis) 11: Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) 12: Atamasco lilies (Zephyranthes atamasco) 13: Coastal Plain dwarf iris (Iris verna) 14: Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) 15: Eastern bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana) 16: Scarlet paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) in front of foamflower 17: Lady Banks rose (Rosa banksiae ‘Alba’) 18: Tall blue wild indigo (Baptisia australis) 19: Eastern red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) with ragwort and phlox 20: Coastal doghobble (Leucothoe axillaris) P.S. A note from Emily, outgoing communications & exhibits coordinator: I’ve been managing the Garden’s social media since 2017, but I’m leaving this week for a new role. It has been the honor of a lifetime to get to share the beauty and magic of this incredible place with y’all. Thanks for following along – and stay tuned for lots of exciting things coming from the Garden soon! ❤️
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