Native bees enjoying the roses at the Arboretum. Rosa moyesii var. fargesii (Crabapple Meadow) Rosa blanda x helenae (Crabapple Meadow) Rosa marginata (Crabapple Meadow) Rosa ‘Wasagaming’ (Crabapple Meadow) Mystery species (Clooney-Harris Nursery area) #springflowers #springblooms #rose #seattlearboretum #bumblebees #nativebees #pollinators (fb)

Arboretum scenes, spring dreams. Rhododendron fortunei on the ridge overlooking the south end of Azalea Way. North Azalea Way in peak bloom. Tree peony (P. rockii), Rodgersia cultivars, and Chinese snowball (Viburnum macrocephalum) in the China Entry Garden. Azaleas and visitors on the north end of Azalea Way. Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda ‘Snow Showers’) blooming at the Graham Visitors Center. Candelbra primroses (Primula pulverulenta) and various rhodies blooming by the restored streambed in lower Rhody Glen. Fragrant epaulette tree (Pterostyrax hispida), wild-collected in China in 2014 by @danieljhinkley, blooming along the Loop Trail across from the Japanese Garden. Trunk of a Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) on the Pacific Connection meadow, with a school group on the background. More azaleas on Azalea Way. #springflowers #springblooms #azalea #seattlearboretum #washingtonparkarboretum #pnwonderland (fb)