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During the spring and summer Hudson River Park’s four miles are filled with color! Take a look back at what sprouted throughout the Park this season, and stay tuned for more updates next year.

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Two yellow-orange African daisies; one in the foreground is in bloom while one in the background is blooming
African Daisies
Osteospermum
Apple Garden, West Village
A purple and yellow Aster flower
Aster
Aster
Tribeca
Two white astilbe flowers in a plant bed
Astilbe
Astilbe
Tribeca
Groups of pink astilbe flowers
Astilbe
Astilbe
Tribeca
A red bee balm flower (Monarda) outside the tennis courts at Pier 40
Bee Balm
Monarda
SoHo
Pink bergenia cordifolia ("Miss Piggy") flowers
Bergenia cordifolia ‘Miss Piggy’
Bergenia cordifolia ‘Miss Piggy’
A white bindweed flower
Bindweed
Convolvulus
Throughout the Park
A group of Black-Eyed Susan flowers
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Tribeca
Blue Vervain flowers growing in a field at Pier 26, with a tall building in the background
Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
Pier 26, Tribeca
Purple flowers of a Butterfly Bush in a Park garden
Butterfly Bush
Buddleja
Throughout the Park
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa
Throughout the Park
Red Campsis (Trumpet Vine) flowers growing along the Hudson River Greenway
Campsis (Trumpet Vine)
Campsis radicans
Chelsea and West Village
Orange canna flowers in a pot
Canna
Canna
Throughout the Park
Purple catmint bush
Catmint
Nepeta
Throughout the Park
A patch of Cone Flowers (Echinacea) with pink petals
Cone Flower (Echinacea)
Echinacea
Tribeca
Yellow coreopsis flowers (tickseed)
Coreopsis (Tickseed)
Coreopsis
Throughout the Park
White Crepe Myrtle flowers
Crepe Myrtle
Lagerstroemia
Chelsea
A group of blooming red Crocosmia (Lucifer Flowers)
Crocosmia (Lucifer Flower)
Crocosmia
West Village
Two yellow daylily flowers
Daylilies
Hemerocallis
Throughout the Park
A red and orange daylily flower growing alongside the Hudson River Greenway
Daylilies
Hemerocallis
Throughout the Park
Red and yellow daylilies
Daylilies
Hemerocallis
Tribeca
Pink and white dianthus flowers
Dianthus
Dianthus
Tribeca
White Fleabane flowers growing in a garden bed
Fleabane
Erigeron
Throughout the Park
Purple foamflowers (Tiarella) growing in a garden bed
Foamflower
Tiarella
Chelsea
Purple geranium flowers with white centers
Geranium
Geranium
Tribeca
Goldenrod
Solidago
Tribeca
A large pink Hardy Hibiscus flower
Hardy Hibiscus
Hibiscus
Chelsea
A pink hibiscus flower
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
Chelsea
Yellow Heliopsis (False Sunflower) growing in a Park garden bed
Heliopsis (False Sunflower)
Heliopsis helianthoides
Throughout the Park
Hostas growing alongside a pathway in Hudson River Park
Hosta
Hosta
Throughout the Park
Pink and yellow Japanese Anemone flowers
Japanese Anemone
Eriocapitella hupehensis
Throughout the Park
Pink Joe Pye Weed flowers with tall buildings in the background
Joe Pye
Eutrochium
Chelsea
Pink Knockout roses with white and yellow pistils
Knockout Rose
Rosa radrazz
Throughout the Park
Pink, orange and yellow Lantana flowers
Lantana
Lantana
Throughout the Park
Lavender flowers in a field
Lavender
Lavandula
Tribeca
Purple Liatris flowers with more blooming Liatris flowers in the background
Liatris
Liatris
Chelsea
Milkweed flowers
Milkweed
Asclepias
Throughout the Park
Mullein plants with yellow flowers growing in a Park garden
Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
Chelsea
Oakleaf hydrangea flowers located along the Hudson River Greenway. One World Trade Center is visible in the distance.
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Throughout the Park
White penstemon flowers
Penstemon
Penstemon
Tribeca
Purple-pink Persicaria flowers
Persicaria
Persicaria
Chelsea
Pinks flowers, also known as Dianthus
Pinks
Dianthus
SoHo
Plume poppy flowers sprouting
Plume Poppy
Macleaya
Chelsea
A close-up of a yellow and red Prickly Pear Cactus Flower
Prickly Pear Cactus Flower
Opuntia
Tribeca
White Queen Anne's Lace flowers
Queen Anne’s Lace
Daucus carota
Throughout the Park
White rosa rugosa flowers with yellow pistils
Rosa rugosa
Rosa rugosa
Throughout the Park
A purplish-pink rosa rugosa flower. A bee is collecting pollen inside it.
Rosa rugosa
Rosa rugosa
Throughout the Park
A light purple Rose of Sharon flower
Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
Chelsea
Purple Russian Sage flowers
Russian Sage
Salvia yangii
Throughout the Park
A small field of pink Sedum flowers
Sedum
Sedum
SoHo
Dark and light pink Sedum'Autumn Joy' flowers
Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’
Sedum ‘Herbstfreude’
SoHo
Reddish Smoke Bush flowers branching up and out
Smoke Bush
Cotinus
Clinton Cove and West Village
Spirea
Spiraea
Tribeca and Throughout the Park
St. John's Wort flowers blooming in a garden bed
St. John’s Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Tribeca
Purple Tall Verbena (Verbena bonariensis) flowers
Tall Verbena
Verbena bonariensis
Throughout the Park
Red verbena flowers
Verbena
Verbena
SoHo
A group of white Viburnum'Summer Snowflake' flowers
Viburnum ‘Summer Snowflake’
Viburnum plicatum tomesntosum ‘Summer Snowflake’
Tribeca
Vitex flowers in a garden bed
Vitex
Vitex
Apple Garden, West Village
Yellow yarrow flowers in a plant bed
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Tribeca and Throughout the Park
A patch of white yarrow flowers
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Tribeca and Throughout the Park
A patch of red yarrow flowers
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Tribeca and Throughout the Park

Spotted something beautiful blooming in the Park that you don’t see here? Let us know!