Which trees and shrubs are blooming in Montgomery County?

Blooms are Starting:

Catalpa speciosa - northern catalpa

Crataegus spp. - hawthorn

Diospyros virginiana - common persimmon

Kalmia latifolia - mountain laurel

Full Bloom:

Aesculus flava - yellow buckeye

Lonicera japonica - Japanese honeysuckle

Rhododendron calendulaceum - flame azalea

Rhododendron periclymenoides - pink azalea

Syringa reticulata - Japanese tree lilac

Blooms are Fading:

Cornus kousa - kousa dogwood

Liriodendron tulipifera - yellow-poplar

Viburnum dentatum - arrowwood

Viburnum opulus var. opulus - European cranberrybush viburnum

Last Updated: May 25, 2026

What is blooming elsewhere in the state?

Maymont Botanical Garden, Richmond

Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, Harrisonburg

Northern Virginia (Courtesy Plant NOVA Natives)