Seasonal Interest

Balchik 

Season: Autumn

Punica granatum var. nana (L.) Pers.

Sofia 

Season: Autumn

Varna

Season: Summer

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Varna

Season: Spring

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Varna

Season: Spring

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Sofia 

Season: Winter

Sofia 

Season: Winter

Balchik 

Season: Autumn

Varna

Season: Autumn

Balchik 

Season: Autumn

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Varna

Season: Autumn

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Varna

Season: Summer

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Sofia 

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Varna

Season: Spring

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Varna

Season: Spring

Sofia 

Season: Winter

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Varna

Season: Winter

Sofia 

Season: Winter

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Sofia 

Season: Autumn

Sofia 

Season: Autumn

Balchik 

Season: Autumn

Sofia 

Kewa bowkeriana (Sond.) Christenh.

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Sofia 

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Dianthus alpinus L.

Varna

Season: Summer

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Globularia punctata Lapeyr.

Varna

Season: Spring

Aubrieta pinardii Boiss.

Varna

Season: Spring

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Euonymus japonicus Thunb.

Varna

Season: Spring

Ulmus minor Mill.

Varna

Season: Spring

Sofia 
Erica is a low-growing, spreading subshrub, reaching 10-25 cm in height. Its leaves are evergreen, needle-shaped, 4-8 millimeters long, borne in whorls of four. The flowers are produced in racemes in late winter to early spring, and the plants often begin to bloom while still covered with snow. The individual flower is in the form of a slender bell-shape, 4-6 millimeters long, dark reddish-pink, rarely white.  

Season: Spring, Winter

Sofia 
Cymbidium lowianum is a large lithophytic or epiphytic species of orchid with long, curved stems with 12 to 40 flowers, surrounded by bracts. Blooming from autumn to late winter or spring, it is native to Myanmar, China, Thailand, Cymbidium lowianum prefers cooler conditions for optimal growth. It is found in shady, high mountain forests at an altitude of 1200-2400 m.

Viburnum tinus L.

Varna

Season: Winter

Echeveria setosa Rose & Purpus

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Malus × zumi 'Golden Hornet'

Varna

Season: Autumn

Sofia 

Arbutus unedo L.

Balchik 

Season: Autumn

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Varna

Season: Autumn

Ceropegia ampliata E.Mey.

Balchik 

Season: Autumn

Thalia dealbata Fraser

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Antirrhinum majus L.

Varna

Season: Summer

Catalpa duclouxii Dode

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Stanhopea tigrina Bateman ex Lindl.

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Varna

Season: Spring

Varna

Season: Spring

Cercis Siliquastrum

Varna

Season: Spring

Tulipa saxatilis 'Lilac Wonder'

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms

Sofia 
The water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms of the Pontederiaceae family is a free-floating perennial water-loving plant that grows as a weed in subtropical areas, but is extremely attractive in aquariums or other water bodies. His homeland is the Amazon Basin. It has a rosette of thick, leathery ovate leaves, and each flowering class usually has 8-15 flowers. One petal of each color has a yellow spot at the base. As an ornamental aquatic garden plant, water hyacinth provides attractive flowers and dense greenery that inhibits the growth of algae and helps keep water clean.

Season: Spring

Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Lamium purpureum L.

Varna

Season: Spring

Cornus mas L.

Sofia 
Dogwood is a shrub or low tree common in Europe and Asia. The leaves are ovate, pointed and entire and are located opposite. The flowers are yellow and develop before the leaves occour. The fruits are elongated with a red flesh. The species blooms February-March and inhabits forests and shrubs. It has medicinal, nutritional and decorative significance. For medicinal purposes, the fruits are used, which are collected when they are fully ripe. The species is also known by the names Drenovitsa, Drenka and can be seen in the park of UBG Sofia.

Season: Winter

Echeveria 'Lola'

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Cedrus deodara

Varna

Season: Winter

Aspidistra elatior Blume

Sofia 

Season: Winter

Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link.

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Berberis vulgaris L.

Sofia 

Season: Winter

Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.

Balchik 
Japanese medlar is an evergreen large shrub or tree belonging to the Rosaceae family. It originates from the hilly regions of China, but has long been transported and acclimatized throughout the Mediterranean area. Exotic fruit tree is often used in the exterior of buildings, parks and gardens. It can grow up to 5-8 m. ... [more]

Season: Autumn

Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold

Sofia 

Season: Autumn

Diospyros lotus L.

Balchik 

Season: Autumn

Gymnocladus dioica

Varna

Season: Autumn

Cucurbita sp. и Lagenaria sp.

Sofia 

Season: Autumn

Salvia coccinea 'Cherry blossom'

Sofia 

Season: Summer

SATUREJA MONTANA L.

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Rudbeckia fulgida Aiton

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Cycas revolute Thunb.

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Castanea sativa

Varna

Season: Summer

Digitalis purpurea L.

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Paeonia “Canary Brilliants”

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Orchis purpurea Huds

Varna

Season: Spring

Lonicera tatarica L.

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Gossypium arboreum

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Exochorda racemosa (Lindl.) Rehder

Varna

Season: Spring

Sinningia eumorpha H.E. Moore

Sofia 

Season: Winter

Aloe castanea Schönland

Balchik 
Aloe castanea (Cat's Tail Aloe). This aloe can grow into a small tree (8 to 12 feet tall) with a single main trunk at ground level with several spreading branches higher up or can be pruned to enhance lower branching to form a dense shrub-like mass 6 to 10 feet tall. The leaves are up to 5 feet long with the older leaves ... [more]

Season: Winter

Magnolia kobus DC.

Varna

Season: Winter

Aloe africana Mill.

Balchik 
Aloe africana is a solitary plant, bearing an erect stem up to 2 m high (exceptionally up to 4 m), with a skirt of dry leaves. Its leaves, crowded in a dense, apical rosette, are gracefully spreading to recurved, firm linear-lanceolate, up to 0.65 m long, with a grey-green surface, and its margins armed with small, ... [more]

Season: Winter

Zanthoxylum armatum DC

Balchik 
Zanthoxylum armatum DC is an evergreen bush or small tree from Rutaceae family. Rutaceae includes decorative, herbal and essential oil plants. It is distributed from India, through Southeast Asia to Japan. The leaves and seeds can be used as herbs and аs condiment. There are many ways to be implemented. The seeds can ... [more]

Season: Winter

Rivina humilis L.

Sofia 

Season: Autumn

Symphoricarpos albus

Varna

Season: Autumn

Begonia dregei Otto & Dietr.

Sofia 

Season: Autumn

Eschscholzia californica Cham.

Sofia 

Season: Autumn

Furcraea selloa K.Koch

Sofia 

Season: Autumn

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Hibiscus moscheutos L.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Canna indica L.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Cleome houtteana Schltdl.

Varna

Season: Summer

Stanhopea oculata (Lodd.) Lindl.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Rudbeckia maxima Nutt.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Hydrangea arborescens L.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Echinocereus leucanthus N.P.Taylor

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Monarda didyma L.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Linum austriacum L.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Eulophia petersii

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Aquilegia chrysantha A.Gray

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Rosa hybrida 'Gold Dot'

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Opuntia azurea Rose

Balchik 
Opuntia azurea Rose   is native to Mexico and Texas the range there is from deserts to mountain grasslands from 600 to 1900 meters above sea level. Common names are Coyotillo and Blue Prickly Pear, the specific epithet is after the Latin adjective, azureus, "pure deep blue," in reference to the stem ... [more]

Season: Summer

Allium 'Globemaster'

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Iris germanica 'Royal Storm'

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Euonymus alatus

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Tulipa rhodopea (Velen.)Velen.

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Prunus laurocerasus L.

Varna

Season: Spring

Leucojum aestivum L.

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Zephyranthes minuta (Kunth) D.Dietr.

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm.

Balchik 
Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm.is wide-ranging species distributed in the northern Mexico, and  Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Habitat and Ecology: The species grows at altitude range 400 to 1,900 metres above sea level in xerophyllous scrub, limestone hills and grasslands, is common in the ... [more]

Season: Spring

Pulsatilla vulgaris Mill.

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Helleborus x hybridus

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Ornithogalum sibthorpii Greuter

Varna

Season: Winter

Astrophytum myriostigma Lem.

Sofia 

Season: Winter

Galanthus elwesii Hook. F.

Varna

Season: Winter

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Varna

Season: Winter

Aloe jacksonii Reynolds

Balchik 
Aloe jacksonii is a very attractive, dwarfgrowing species. It has short, erect or procumbent stems up to 20cm long which branch freely from the base forming clumps that can be up to 50cm or more across. Its leaves are spotted, narrowly tapering with a rough spotted surface and short teeth on the margins. Its species was ... [more]

Season: Winter

Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth.

Varna

Season: Winter

Crassula lactea Aiton

Sofia 

Season: Autumn

Ferocactus peninsulae (A.A.Weber) Britton & Rose

Balchik 
Origin and Habitat: Ferocactus peninsulae is the common barrel cactus through the states of Baja California and North West Mexico. Altitude: From sea level to 450 metres above sea level. Habitat and Ecology: The species occurs in rocky places, in sandy areas and hillsides together with Mammillaria dioica, Cochemiea setispina, ... [more]

Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn

Zanthoxylum simulans Hance.

Varna

Season: Autumn

Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis

Sofia 

Season: Autumn

Brugmansia arborea (L.) Steud.

Balchik 
Brugmansia arborea commonly known as angel’s trumpet, is a species in the genus Brugmansia which contains approximately 11 to 16 species and belongs to the family of the Solanaceae (Nightshade Family). The trees have a rounded to broadly spreading canopy and reach heights of 2 to 4 metres. Brugmansia ... [more]

Season: Autumn

Phytolacca аmericana L. –

Varna

Season: Autumn

Sorbus domestica L.

Varna

Season: Autumn

Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.

Sofia 

Season: Autumn

Aloe pruinosa Reynolds

Balchik 
Aloe pruinosa Reynolds is a South African endemic from KwaZulu-Natal province. Short Aloe is no more than 15 cm high.  It blooms in the end of the summer with dusty pink tubular flowers. Its leaves are short, spotted and toothed. This is a vulnerable species because of the rapidly expanded urban area, with only ten known locations. Aloe pruinosa can be seen in the exhibition greenhouse in  the University botanic garden of Balchik.  

Season: Autumn

Mammillaria gracilis Pfeiff.

Sofia 

Season: Autumn

Rhus typhina L.

Varna

Season: Autumn

Penstemon campanulatus (Cav.) Willd.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Haemanthus albiflos Jacq.

Balchik 
Haemanthus albiflos Jacq. or Paint Brush in English, is an evergreen bulbous perennial geophyte with small white flowers in dense umbels in family of the Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis Family). The whole plant grows to 20–30 cm tall when in flower by 15 cm wide. Fruits: If pollinated, it produces clusters of ... [more]

Season: Summer

Ismene x deflexa Herb.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Sideritis montana L.

Varna

Season: Summer

Cereus jamacaru DC.

Balchik 
Cereus jamacaru reach heights of 3 to 9 metres and it is native to Brazil. It is a protected species according to the Washington Convention (CITES).  The trees prefer a sunny situation on dry soil. They tolerate temperatures down to -7°C Cereus jamacaru produces solitary white funnel-shaped flowers. The cactus produce edible berries. The juice of the plant is used for treating scurvy, lung and skin disease, also it is applied topically to treat ulcers. In University botanic garden – Balchik Cereus jamacaru  can be observed in collection inside our permanent greenhouse.  

Season: Summer

Chysis bractescens Lindl.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Solidago canadensis L.

Balchik 
Solidago canadensis is a species in the family of the Asteraceae. The perennials reach heights of 30 to 150 centimetres. Solidago canadensis produces panicles of yellow many-stellate flowers from August to October. Solidago canadensis is native to eastern Canada, the Rocky Mountains, the northern Prairie ... [more]

Season: Summer

Paeonia daurica Andrews

Varna

Season: Summer

Begonia maculata Raddi

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Arum maculatum L.

Varna

Season: Summer

Hemerocallis hybrida

Varna

Season: Summer

Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Pachypodium geayi Costantin & Bois

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Digitalis lanata Ehrh.

Varna

Season: Summer

Hypericum calycinum L.

Varna

Season: Spring

Muscari comosum L. (Miller.)

Varna

Season: Spring

Crambe maritima L.

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Heuchera americana L.

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Geranium sanguineum L.

Varna

Season: Spring

Albuca spiralis L.f.

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Anemone pavonina Lam.

Varna

Season: Spring

Corydalis solida (L.) Schwarz.

Varna

Season: Spring

Leucaena leucocephala - (Lam.) De Wit.

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Palisota barteri Hook.f.

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Crocus vernus (L.) Hill.

Varna

Season: Spring

Trichodiadema densum Schwantes

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Varna

Season: Winter

Clematis vitalba L.

Varna

Season: Winter

Bryophyllum delagoense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Druce

Balchik 
Bryophyllum delagoensis is a succulent plant native to Madagascar. In common with some other members of its genus, B. delagoensis is notable for vegetatively growing small plantlets on the distal ends of its phylloclades. The perennials reach heights of 50 to 200 centimetres. The simple leaves are ... [more]

Season: Spring, Winter

Dendrochilum glumaceum Lindl.

Sofia 
Dendrochilum glumaceum is a species from the Orchidaceae family, originated from the Philippines where found at elevations of 500 to 2300 meters. They are small or medium sized orchids growing on trees and rocks. The species form groups of conical to ovoid pseudobulbs, from which elliptic or rounded single leaves come out. Flowering is in the spring when the orchid forms up to (12") 30 cm long inflorescences consisting of small and aromatic flowers arranged in 2 rows. The beautiful orchid is in blossom and can be seen in the tropical greenhouse of UBG - Sofia.

Season: Winter

Primula vulgaris Huds.

Varna

Season: Winter

Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.

Sofia 

Season: Winter

Cyclamen coum Mill

Varna

Season: Winter

Kalanchoe marnieriana

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Berberis thunbergii DC.

Varna

Season: Autumn

Aloe bainesii Т.-Dyer

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Mespilus germanica L.

Varna

Season: Autumn

CENTRANTHUS RUBER (L.) DC.

Sofia 
Centranthus ruber (Caprifoliaceae​ family), commonly called red valerian or Jupiter’s beard, is a well-branched, bushy, clump-forming, woody-based perennial. It is valued for its ability to produce, often in poor soils, a showy bloom of star-shaped crimson, pink or white flowers from spring to frost. Flowers (each to 1/2") are fragrant and appear in dense terminal clusters (cymes) atop upright to relaxed stems rising above the foliage to 1.5-3' tall. The leaves are gray-green, fleshy, sessile, oval to lanceolate (to 4" long). It is native to the Mediterranean region.

Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn

Passiflora amethystina J.C.Mikan

Sofia 
Passiflora (Passion flower), is a genus of flowering plants originating from North America, South America and Australia. More than 500 species are known, including vines, shrubs, and trees. The Latin name comes from the words "passus" and "flos", respectively "suffering" and "color", ... [more]

Season: Autumn

Asparagus officinalis L.

Varna

Season: Autumn

Lithops schwantesii var. triebneri Dint.

Balchik 

Season: Autumn

Nerium oleander L.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Hippophae rhamnoides L.

Varna

Season: Summer

Origanum vulgare L.

Varna

Season: Summer

Punica granatum L.

Varna

Season: Summer

Limonium platyphyllum Lincz.

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Hibiscus syriacus L.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Calystegia sepium (L.)R. Br.

Varna

Season: Summer

Bougainvillea

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Hydrangea quercifolia

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Paliurus spina-chrsti Mill.

Varna

Season: Spring

Dracunculus vulgaris Schott

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Opuntia Ficus-Indica

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Polygala major Jacq.

Varna

Season: Spring

Papaver orientale L.

Sofia 
Oriental poppy is a perennial herbaceous plant, originating from the Caucasus, northeast Turkey and northern Iran. The root of the plant is central and spindle, and the stem is unbranched and strongly hairy. The leaves are prolonged-lanceolate, deep-cut, covered with dense and sharp hairs. The lower leaves are collected ... [more]

Season: Summer

POTENTILLA FRUTICOSA

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Poncirus trifoliata Raf.

Varna

Season: Spring

Paeonia × suffruticosa Andrews

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Orchis simian Lam.

Varna

Season: Spring

Anemone coronaria

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Medinilla magnifica Lindl.

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Magnolia kobus DC

Varna

Season: Spring

Viola odorata L.

Varna

Season: Winter

Kalanchoe zimbabwensis Rendle

Sofia 
Kalanchoe is a large genus of the Crassulaceae family, composed of about 125 species of flowering succulent plants native to Madagascar and tropical Africa.   A beautiful representative of the genus is Kalanchoe zimbabwensis. This is a perennial flowering plant up to 30 cm high but its flowering stem may exceed 50 ... [more]

Season: Spring

Crocus chrysanthus (Herb.) Herb. 'Gipsy Girl'

Balchik 

Season: Spring, Winter

Jasminum nudiflorum Lindl .

Varna

Season: Winter

Euphorbia milii

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Camellia japonica L. var. hortensis

Sofia 

Season: Winter

Cyclamen coum Mill.

Varna

Season: Winter

Albuca namaquensis Baker

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Galanthus elwesii Hook. F.

Varna

Season: Winter

Colmanara Wildcat 'Bobcat'

Sofia 

Season: Winter

Hippeastrum sp. 'Double Record'

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Pinus heldreichii Christ.

Varna

Season: Winter

Cattlianthe (Lc.) 'Rojo' (Guarianthe aurantiaca x Cattleya milleri)

Sofia 
The Cattlianthe 'Rojo' is an orchid hybrid, a cross between Guarianthe aurantiaca and Cattleya milleri. This hybrid is a medium sized Cattleya orchid which can produce clusters of red-orange flowers. Blooms are small, measuring about 4-5 cm across. However this orchid is a cluster bloomer, this means it can produce ... [more]

Season: Winter

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Parl.

Varna

Season: Winter

Strelitzia reginae Banks

Sofia 
Bird-of-paradise flower, or crane flower as it is sometimes known, was first introduced into Britain in 1773 by Sir Joseph Banks who named the plant Strelitzia in honour of Queen Charlotte, wife of George III and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.   Strelitzia reginae is native to the southern and eastern ... [more]

Season: Winter

Synadenium grantii, Hook.f.

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Ruscus aculeatus L.

Varna

Season: Autumn

Brasiliorchis picta (Hook.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali

Sofia 
Maxillaria picta is a sympodial epiphyte orchid species, native to Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. It produces rounded pseudobulbs that are 2-3 cm in diameter. On top of each pseudobulb the orchid usually produces 2 leaves that are 15-20 cm in length and about 2-3 cm in width. Blooms are about 3-4 cm across and stay close ... [more]

Season: Winter

Callicarpa bodinieri

Varna

Season: Autumn

Maclura tricuspidata Carriere

Balchik 

Season: Autumn

Glottiphyllum parvifolium L.Bolus

Sofia 
Glottiphyllum is a genus of about 57 species of succulent subtropical plants of the Aizoaceae family. The name comes from greek "γλωττίς" (glottis=tongue) and "φύλλον" (phyllos=foliage). The species are native to South Africa, specifically ... [more]

Season: Autumn, Winter

Taxus baccata L.

Varna

Season: Autumn

Celtis caucasica Willd.

Balchik 

Season: Autumn

Bulbophyllum ornatissimum (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.

Sofia 
Found in Sikkim as a small sized, warm to hot growing epiphyte with ovoid pseudobulbs and a single, apical, linear-oblong, obtuse leaf that carries 3 to 5, apical, fragrant flowers in an umbel on each erect, 6" (15 cm) long inflorescence which arise from the base of the mature psuedobulb occuring in the fall.

Season: Autumn

Poncirus trifoliata Raf.

Varna

Season: Autumn

Sofia 

Season: Autumn

Symphoricarpos albus (L.) S. F. Blake

Balchik 

Season: Autumn

Coix lacryma-jobi L.

Varna

Season: Autumn

Eucharis × grandiflora Planch. & Linden

Sofia 
Eucharis × grandiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to western Colombia and western Ecuador and widely cultivated as an ornamental in other regions. It is a natural hybrid between E. moorei and E. ... [more]

Season: Autumn

Agave sisalana Perrine

Balchik 

Season: Autumn

Bauhinia grandiflora Juss.

Balchik 

Season: Autumn

Hedera helix L

Varna

Season: Summer

Centaurea nigrescens Willd.

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Lagerstroemia indica L.

Sofia 
Lagerstroemia indica (crape myrtle, crepeflower) is a species in the Lythraceae family.It is a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub or tree with a wide spreading, flat topped habit. The bark is smooth, gray and mottled, shedding each year. Leaves also shed each winter, after spectacular color display, and bare branches re-leaf early in the spring; leaves are small, smooth-edged, circular or oval-shaped, and dark green changing to yellow and orange and red in autumn. Flowers, on different trees, are white, pink, mauve, purple or carmine with crimped petals, in panicles up to 9 cm (3 1⁄2 in).

Season: Summer, Autumn

Aeollanthus repens Oliv.

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.

Varna

Season: Summer

Crinum x amabile Donn ex Ker Gawl.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Caryopteris x clandonensis

Varna

Season: Summer

Opuntia tomentosa Salm-Dyck

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult. 'Flore pleno'

Sofia 
Tabernaemontana divaricata , commonly called pinwheelflower or crape jasmine, is a species from the Apocynaceae family. The representatives in this genus are tropical evergreen trees or deciduous shrubs that are naturally growing in South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia, India and Singapore. The stem exudes ... [more]

Season: Summer

Hydrangea hortensis Sm.

Varna

Season: Summer

Clematis tangutica (Maxim.) Korsh.

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Oncidium ‘Jungle Monarch’

Sofia 
The Oncidium family is very large and includes many flower varieties. The most common flower variety is often referred to as the "dancing lady". Most of the Oncidium types have thin leaves, pseudobulbs, and branching sprays with flowers colored in yellow and mahogany.   Oncidium 'Jungle Monarch' is a cross between Oncidium Debutante and Oncidium Maculatum and is now flowering the University Botanic Gardens in Sofia.

Season: Summer

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench

Varna

Season: Summer

Hypericum calycinum L.

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Alcea rosea L.

Sofia 
Alcea rosea (common hollyhock) is an ornamental plant in the Malvaceae family. It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century. Alcea rosea is variously described as a biennial (having a two-year life cycle) or as a short-lived perennial. ... [more]

Season: Summer

Tigridia pavonia (L.f.) DC.

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Cistus incanus L.

Varna

Season: Spring

Yucca gloriosa L.

Sofia 
Yucca gloriosa is an evergreen species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. There are about 30 species in the Yucca genus, native to Central and South USA. It is caulescent, usually with several stems arising from the base, the base thickening in adult specimens. ... [more]

Season: Summer

Deutzia scabra Thunb.

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Liriodendron tulipifera L.

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Rosa damascena Mill.

Varna

Season: Spring

Phlomis lanata Willd.

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Allium schoenoprasoides Regel

Sofia 
Allium schoenoprasum is an edible species of the Allium genus that is also commonly known as Chives. This is a bulb-forming herbaceous perennial plant, growing up to 30–50 cm (12–20 in) tall, widespread in nature across Europe, Asia and North America. ... [more]

Season: Spring, Summer

Haberlea rhodopensis Friv.

Balchik 

Season: Spring

Paeonia arborea L.

Sofia 
Peony has been cultivated for over 4000 years and it is native to Asia, Southern Europe and North America. In China it is also called “The Emperor’s flower” as it has been grown in the royal gardens.   Paeonia is the only genus in the family Paeoniaceae consisting of about 40 species ... [more]

Season: Spring

Monanthes polyphylla L.

Sofia 
Monanthes is a genus of small, succulent, subtropical plants of the Crassulaceae family. The species are mostly endemic to the Canary Islands and the Savage Islands. A representative of this genus, Monanthes polyphylla, is now flowering in the Sofia University botanic garden’s ... [more]

Season: Spring

Dicentra spectabilis Lem.

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Callistemon citrinus L.

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Fritillaria pontica Whal.

Varna

Season: Spring

Iris histrioides (G.F.Wilson) S.Arn.

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Eranthis Hyemalis

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Crocus flavus Weston.

Varna

Season: Winter

Kalanchoe beharensis Drake

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Galanthus elwesii Hook.

Varna

Season: Winter

Viscum album L.

Varna

Season: Winter

Pyracantha coccinea Roem. "Orange"

Varna

Season: Winter

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Sofia 

Season: Winter

Begonia sceptrum Bull.

Sofia 

Season: Winter

Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K.Schneid.

Balchik 

Season: Autumn

Crocus pallasii Goldb.

Varna

Season: Autumn

Colchicum autumnale L. "Waterlily"

Balchik 

Season: Autumn

Sechium edule Jacq. Sw.

Varna

Season: Autumn

Stapelia variegata L.

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Lagerstroemia indica L.

Varna

Season: Summer

Sofia 

Sempervivum arachnoideum L. “Silberkarneol”

Sofia Balchik 

Season: Summer

Hovenia dulcis Thunb.

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Paeonia lactiflora Pall.

Sofia 

Season: Spring, Summer

Clematis x jakmanii Th. Moore

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Varna

Iris prismatica Pursh.

Sofia Varna

Season: Spring, Summer

Geranium sanguineum L.

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Varna

Clivia miniata Regel

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Aporocactus flagelliformis Lem.

Sofia 

Season: Spring, Summer

Cyclamen coum Mill.

Varna

Season: Spring

Sternbergia lutea L.

Varna

Season: Spring

Cyclamen hederifolium Aiton.

Varna

Season: Autumn

Sofia 

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Pancratium maritimum L.

Balchik 

Season: Summer

Tigridia speciosa Poit.

Varna

Season: Summer

Lilium hybrid “Fangio”

Varna

Season: Summer

Hemerocallis hybrid “Bourbon King”

Varna

Season: Spring, Summer

Kniphofia uvaria Gawl.

Varna

Season: Summer, Autumn


Season: Spring

Clematis recta L.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Sofia 

Orchis simia Lam.

Varna

Season: Spring

Euphorbia myrsinites L.


Season: Spring

Paeonia tenuifolia L.

Varna

Season: Spring

Crassula pellucida L.

Balchik 

Season: Spring, Summer

Balchik 

Hippeastrum sp.

Balchik 

Aloe humilis

Balchik 

Kalanchoe lobata R.Fern.

Balchik 

Season: Winter

Vriesea

Sofia 

Anthurium

Sofia 

Crocus flavus


Season: Spring

Cyclamen coum Miller.

Varna

Season: Spring, Winter

Ophiopogon

Sofia 

Billbergia

Sofia 

Columnea hirta

Sofia 

Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

Sedum palmatum

Balchik 

Cattleya

Sofia 

Balchik 

Amaryllis

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Rosaceae

Varna

Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn

Varna

Season: Autumn

Pennisetum alopecuroides "Viridescens"

Varna

Season: Summer, Autumn

Camellia sinensis L.

Sofia 

Season: Spring, Autumn, Winter

Caryopteris incana Miq.


Season: Summer, Autumn

Anemone japonica Houtt.

Balchik 

Season: Summer, Autumn

Billbergia 'Windii'

Sofia Balchik 

Clivia miniata (Lindl.) Bosse

Sofia 

Season: Spring, Summer

Adonis vernalis L


Season: Spring

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser.

Sofia 

Season: Summer

Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

Sofia 

Season: Spring

Sofia