What's Blooming This Week at Rotary Botanical Gardens: August 6, 2025

August is painting Rotary Botanical Gardens with a stunning palette of colors, and now is one of the best times of the summer to visit. Whether you wander through the Sunken Garden, pause at the koi pond, or stroll the Meadow Garden, you’ll be surrounded by vibrant blooms at their peak.

Peak Bloom

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These flowers are putting on a show across the Gardens:

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• Shasta Daisy – Sunken Garden, Entrance Gardens

• Fringed Bleeding Heart – Meadow Garden, Alpine Garden

• Garden Phlox – Everywhere!

• Joe Pye Weed – Everywhere!

• Hosta – Everywhere!

• Summer Allium (Perennials) – Everywhere!

• Rudbeckia – Wellness Garden, Everywhere!

• Surprise Lily – Children’s Garden, Entrance Gardens, Everywhere!

• Hydrangea – Everywhere!

• Balloon Flower – Alpine Garden

• False Sunflower – Italian Formal Garden

• Anise Hyssop – Everywhere!

• Blackberry Lily – Everywhere!

• Coneflower – Everywhere!

• Water Lily / Lotus – Koi Pond, Japanese Garden

• Hibiscus – Everywhere!

• Sunflowers – Display Garden

Almost There

• Russian Sage – Japanese Garden

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Just Getting Started

• Coral Bells – Shade Garden

• Obedient Plant – Cherry Blossom Walk

• Dahlias – Cutting Garden, Daylily Garden

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Last Look

• St. John’s Wort – Shade Garden

Why Visit Now?

This is one of the most colorful and diverse weeks of the summer season. From towering sunflowers to delicate fringed bleeding hearts, the Gardens are overflowing with blooms that delight the senses and inspire gardeners of every level. Bring your camera, enjoy the shaded pathways, and soak up the peak of summer in Janesville, Wisconsin.