What’s in Bloom?
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Collapse ▲What’s in bloom in Forsyth County?
N.C. Cooperative Extension mantains two public gardens in Forsyth County with the assistance of NC State Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers of Forsyth County:
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- The Forsyth County Demonstration Gardens are located at the Forsyth County Agriculture Building, 1450 Fairchild Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27105.
- The Arboretum at Tanglewood Park is located within Tanglewood Park at 4201 Manor House Circle, Clemmons, NC 27012. You will find the Arboretum located behind the Manor House.
These gardens are open year-round for visitors.
If you want to learn more about one of the plants you see here, check out the NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox at plants.ces.ncsu.edu.
Visit our Gardening in the Piedmont website for basic gardening information, including recordings of past webinars and other great garden resources!
March 2025
Spring is here, bringing along new growth and flowers in the garden. Follow along here for monthly updates on what is blooming in our Extension gardens. North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center, manages two public gardens which are open to visitors.
Thank you to NC State Extension Master Gardener volunteers of Forsyth County, for assistance compiling photos and information.
Flowers
Many fall-planted bulbs bloom during March, including daffodils (Narcissus). Daffodils are a perennial and will return to the garden year after year, often multiplying. Daffodils can bloom in shades of white, yellow, and orange. These bulbs are deer resistant and grow best in well-drained soil.
Daffodils bloom in March at both the Arboretum and Demonstration Gardens.
Spring epehemerals are native wildflowers that bloom for a short time in the spring. Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) is one of the earliest to bloom, with white flowers that appear before the foliage.
Bloodroot blooms in March at the Arboretum at Tanglewood Park.
Deciduous magnolia bloom early in the spring before they develop new leaves. Saucer magnolias (Magnolia x soulangeana) develop large, pink flowers in March. Unlike the Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), deciduous magnolias lose their leaves in the fall. Saucer magnolias grow to a mature size of 15 to 30 feet tall and 15 to 25 feet wide.
Magnolias bloom in March at the Arboretum at Tanglewood Park.
Japanese camellia (Camellia japonica) is an evergreen shrub that blooms in the spring. Flower colors vary, with shrubs blooming in white, pink, red, and variegated colors. Japanese camellias can be distinguished from Sasanqua camellias (Camellia sasanqua) by the season in which they bloom; sasanqua camellias bloom in the fall while Japanese camellias bloom in the early spring. If pruning is needed, it is best to prune camellias in the spring or early summer, after they have finished blooming.
Japanese camellias bloom in March at the Arboretum at Tanglewood Park and at the Demonstration Garden
Japanese camellias bloom in March at the Arboretum at Tanglewood Park and at the Demonstration Garden.
Weeds
In March, we see many winter annual weeds blooming in the garden. It is best to remove these before they bloom if possible, to keep the plants from generating more seeds. Remember, a weeds is a plant growing out of place – what may be considered a weed by one person may be a welcome plant in another person’s garden.
Hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) is a winter annual weed. After developing a rosette of leaves, the plant will grow flower stalks with white flowers that then develop into seed pods. This weed can be prolific by generating hundreds of seeds and dispersing them several feet from the parent plant when the seed pods shatter, a good example of ballistic seed dispersal.
Hairy bittercress is a winter annual weed seen in the Piedmont garden in March. It is often blooming at this time of year.
Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) and Purple Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum) are both winter annual weeds that are members of the mint family. These two weeds are often confused due to their similar appearance. Typically, management for both species is similar. Look closely at the leaf shape and attachment to the stem to distinguish these two species.
Henbit is often blooming in March in the Piedmont region.
Purple dead nettle is often blooming in March in gardens in the Piedmont.
Chickweed (Stellaria media) is another winter annual weed that is often blooming in March. This plant has small white flowers which open in the morning. When allowed to grow to maturity, chickweed plants will often sprawl and can root along leaf nodes as they spread across the ground.
Chickweed is a winter annual weed found in Piedmont gardens.