Flowers that bloom in the Cincinnati area mid-May/early June (home, fence)

[historicalbliss]

What flowers typically bloom in the Cincinnati area from mid-May to early June? I'm especially interested in those varieties that would have been commonly found in the area in the early 1900's. Thanks for your help!

[kjbrill]

Now this could get to be a long list. Let me start with some.
Poppies
Iris
Tulips, mostly earlier
Daffodils
Peonies
Narcissus
Day Lillies

[Ohiogirl81]

Most summer-blooming perennials (blanketflower, daisies, tickseed, coneflowers, etc.) are out by Memorial Day.

Peonies are everywhere around that time, as are antique and once-blooming roses (go to Ault Park for a stunning display of old roses!). Most spring bulbs are done, although some later bulbs like allium may still be blooming.

[Hartwell Girl]

a lot of perennials really dont take off in cincinnati until the heat of summer kicks in. I have an old home and i love my knockout roses for early color as well as peonies. I also have a lot of flowering trees and shrubs. I have a large mixture of coneflowers, phlox, blackeyed susan, daisies, bee balm, daylilies, etc...my photos i went through showed a few with blooms but nothing like what it looks like in Mid June. I also plant my annuals as fillers in early may (i try to follow the mothers day rule but usually break it)..they give instant color all season. I spend a lot of time in my garden--most of it i learned on my own, but there are a lot of wonderful books out there too. Hope you enjoy!

[goyguy]

You can probably pick up a wealth of knowledge by talking to people at (or visiting the Websites of) Spring Grove Cemetery, the Historical Society, Krohn Conservatory, the Civic Garden Center, or the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.

[kjbrill]

Springtime in Cincy is spectacular. In addition to the spring bulbs and other flowers there are the flowering trees and shrubs. Red buds, forsytha, dogwood, tulip trees, magnolia tree, these are all favorites of mine as I have at least one in my yard.

It is after spring when I get despondent, as the flowering decreases. The coneflowers, daisies, etc. help to fill the bill, but the arid summer rapidly makes them appear decrepit.

I have some hybrid Iris which are spectacular. A midnight shade, virtually black. A bright lemon yellow shade, and a very bright peach. Then a very unusual pure white which is distinctive because it blooms twice a year, one in the spring and again in the fall. When I look out and see that Iris blooming in the fall, I am flabbergasted.

I won't even get into our hybrid day lilly collection. It varies from the old fashioned tiger lilly found wild in Ohio and planted along our fence lines, to the hybrids with a color variation close to the hybrid Iris. I love spring flowers but keep trying to find something through the summer to keep my spirits up.

[historicalbliss]

Thank you so much for such fabulous answers! I really appreciate your help.