Spring is on the way! The Smithsonian’s collections are in full bloom with historic objects, decorative pieces, and living specimens that showcase all the magic that the season brings.
To celebrate the start of spring, we want to share some bright and beautiful inspiration with you! Select your favorite flowerpot from across the Smithsonian’s collections to reveal your springtime surprise. Your unique plant from the Smithsonian Gardens collections is flowering right now and ready to help you usher in a new season of budding possibilities.
Pick your pot below to see which flower blooms for you:
Round cachepot planter with deep blue glaze, raised foliage and flowers, and bamboo motifs. Mintons, ca. 1880, England. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Earthenware planter vase with "crackled white" glaze. 1947 by Red Wing Potteries, Inc. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Ceramic planter with raised floral design. Deigned in 1950 by Belle Kogan for Red Wing Potteries, Inc. Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
Flowerpot with impressed character jiu. Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment. Yuan or Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century, Henan province, China. Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art
Coil earth planter by Roberta Marks. Low fire clay, Savannah, GA, ca. 1975. Smithsonian American Art Museum
Fluted planter with neoclassical decoration. Ceramic with black paint, ca.1830-1920. Smithsonian Gardens, Horticultural Artifacts Collection.
