Garden |
Scientific Name |
Description |
| Sunken Garden |
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire' |
Spikes of fragrant, long lasting powder-blue flowers cover this plant in late summer/fall. |
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Vitex agnus-castus var. latifolia |
Fragrant violet-blue flowers in late summer to fall. |
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Kirengeshoma palmata |
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Crocus speciosus |
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| Herb Garden |
Hamamelis virginiana |
In late October through November, small, fragrant, bright yellow flowers with ribbon-like petals appear along the stems. |
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Salvia leucantha |
Dense, arching terminal spikes of fuzzy violet flowers with white corollas in fall. This annual salvia attracts the last of the hummingbirds and butterflies. |
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Salvia azurea var. grandiflora |
The tips of the stems are covered in bright sky-blue flowers in fall. |
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Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious' |
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| Perennial Garden |
Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' |
The lacy golden-yellow flower panicles of this goldenrod resemble fireworks when blooming in fall. |
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Anemone hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' |
Beautiful silvery-white flowers float above the deep green foliage on thin wire-like stems. |
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Colchicum 'Lilac Beauty' |
Lavender-pink crocus-like flowers emerge in fall. These can also be found in the Herb Garden, along the tram path, and around the main entrance to the Garden. |
| Thai Garden |
Lespedeza thunbergii 'Pink Cascade' |
Drooping racemes of pink pea-like flowers will cover the branches in late summer. |
| Rose Garden |
Heptacodium miconiodes |
Fragrant white flowers in late summer with very showy bright pink-red sepals. |
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Salvia azurea var. grandiflora |
The tips of the stems are covered in bright sky-blue flowers in fall. |
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Lespedeza thunbergii 'Gibraltar' and 'Pink Fountain' |
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Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender' |
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Sedum 'Matrona' |
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