Chicago Botanic Garden

What's in Bloom

What's in Bloom at the Chicago Botanic Garden

Main Gardens — July 1, 2009

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Strawflower

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Pansies

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Clematis

Aquatic Garden: Waterlilies, including Nymphaea Colorado', 'Comanche', 'Helvola', 'Mayla', 'Mme. Wilfron Gonnere', x laydekeri and 'Virginalis'.

Bulb Garden: Annuals: Pimpernel (Anagallis monellii 'Wildcat Blue'), fancy-leaved caladium (Caladium bicolor 'Aaron', 'Gingerland', & 'Interior Ministry'), Cabaret™ Yellow mini petunia (Calibrachoa 'Balcabyel'), sulphur cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus 'Cosmic Orange'), cuphea (Cuphea llavea 'Flamenco Cha Cha'), Fusion Glow™ Improved impatiens (Impatiens 'Balfusimglo'), Laguna™ Sky Blue edging lobelia (Lobelia erinus 'Loboudtis'), sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima 'Easter Bonnet White'), blackfoot (Melampodium paludosum 'Lemon Delight'), purple leaf shamrock (Oxalis regnellii var. triangularis), annual phlox (Phlox drummondii '21st Century Blue'), fanflower (Scaevola aemula 'Whirlwind Blue'), bacopa (Sutera cordata 'Abunda Blue Improved'), wishbone flower (Torenia fournieri 'Summer Wave Amethyst'), zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'Zowie! Yellow Flame'). Bulbs: African lily (Agapanthus 'Peter Pan'), blue globe onion (Allium caeruleum), steppes onion (Allium nutans), other alliums continue to bloom, Peruvian lily (Alstroemeria 'Zavina'), canna lily (Canna x generalis 'Scarlet Wave'), medium decorative dahlia (Dahlia 'Firepot'), dahlia (Dahlia 'Apricot Surprise', 'Juul's All Star', 'Lemon Tart' & 'Star Child'), peony dahlia (Dahlia 'Japanese Bishop'), foxtail lily (Eremurus 'Orange Marmalade'), red hot poker (Kniphofia 'Shining Sceptre'), martagon hybrid lily (Lilium 'Nepera'), Leichtlin's lily (Lilium leichtlinii), calla lily (Zantedeschia 'Pink Persuasion'), and many other lilies ready to burst into bloom. Perennials: Lady's mantle (Alchemilla mollis), Italian clematis (Clematis 'Polish Spirit'), coral bells (Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple'), rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna Blush White'), hosta (Hosta 'Squash Casserole'), Royal Standard hosta (Hosta 'Royal Standard'), Blue Angel hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel'), Touch of Class hosta (Hosta 'Touch of Class'), Solomon's seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum), Burgundy periwinkle (Vinca minor 'Burgundy'). Woody Plants: Froebel spirea (Spiraea x bumalda 'Froebelii').

Circle Garden: Floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum 'Red Sea'), golden trumpet (Allamanda cathartica 'Golden Butterfly'), angelonia (Angelonia angustifolia 'Angelface Blue'), butterfly bush (Buddleja 'Pink Delight'), crimson-leafed celosia (Celosia argentea 'Flamingo Feather'), spider flower (Cleome hassleriana 'Senorita Rosalita'), miniature decorative dahlia (Dahlia 'Gallery Salvador'), Siskiyou pink gaura (Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink'), FushionTM Glow' Improved impatiens (Impatiens 'Balfusimglo'), purple trailing lantana (Lantana montevidensis), loosestrife (Lysimachia 'Sundew Springs'), Egyptian star cluster (Pentas lanceolata 'Butterfly Deep Rose' & 'New Look Rose'), Cape fuchsia (Phygelius x rectus 'Moon Raker'), sage (Salvia 'Mystic Spires Blue'), mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'), fanflower (Scaevola aemula 'Spring Secret'), potato vine (Solanum jasminoides 'Variegata'), Summer Wave® Blue wishbone flower (Torenia 'Sunrenilabu'), garden verbena (Verbena 'Blue Princess'), Brazilian vervain (Verbena bonariensis 'Little One'), pansies (Viola x wittrockiana 'XXL Golden Yellow', 'XXL Purple', 'Majestic Giant II').

Dwarf Conifer Garden: Cheddar pink (Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Tiny Rubies'), sea holly (Eryngium 'Sapphire Blue'), showy geranium (Geranium x magnificum), small-flowered alumroot (Heuchera micrantha 'Plum Pudding'), Siberian iris (Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother'), Little Gem candytuft (Iberis sempervirens 'Little Gem'), alpine betony (Stachys monieri 'Hummelo'), betony (Stachys monieri), Rainbow Knock Out® grandiflora rose (Rosa 'Radcor'), Kamchatka sedum (Sedum kamtschaticum), rock stonecrop (Sedum rupestre 'Angelina').

Enabling Garden: Central Gallery: Tuberous begonia (Begonia 'Non Stop Apricot'), wax begonia (Begonia x semperflorens 'Double White'), fernleaf bidens (Bidens ferulifolia 'Peter's Gold Carpet'), strawflower (Bracteanthana bracteata 'Dreamtime Jumbo Yellow' & 'Flobrafla'), impatiens (Impatiens walleriana 'Tempo Butterfly Pea'), bluestar creeper (Laurentia 'Beths Blue'), Goldflame honeysuckle (Lonicera x heckrottii 'Goldflame'), mauve catmint (Nepeta mussinii), petunia (Petunia x hybrida Celebrity Desert Sky Mix'), Superbells® Tequila Sunrise petunia (Petunia 'USCALI5SM'), black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun'), gentian sage (Salvia patens 'Blue Angel'), fanflower (Scaevola aemula 'New Wonder' & 'Top Pot White'), Fritsch spirea (Spiraea fritschiana), Dakota Goldcharm® Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica 'Mertyann'), Neon Flash spirea (Spiraea japonica 'Neon Flash'). Container Court: Mexican hyssop (Agastache mexicana 'Acapulco Orange'), angelonia (Angelonia angustifolia 'Serena White'), false goatsbeard (Astilbe 'Maggie Daley' & 'Sarma'), Sundaze® Flame strawflower (Bracteantha bracteata 'Flobrafla'), Superbells® trailing white petunia (Calibrachoa 'KLECA07108'), dwarf morning glory (Convolvulus tricolor 'Royal Ensign'), Mexican heather (Cuphea cyanea 'Caribbean Sunset'), cider gum (Eucalyptus gunnii 'Silver Drop'), Cambridge geranium (Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Bikovo Karmina'), heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens 'Marine'), Scarlet Beauty™ Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica 'Morton'), spotted deadnettle (Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter'), Laguna™ Compact Blue Edging lobelia (Lobelia erimus 'Lobetis'), geranium (Pelargonium x hortatum 'Orange Appeal'), Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia 'Sundance'), throatwort (Trachelium caeruleum 'Devotion White'), nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus 'Fordhook Favorites Mix'), Cape daisy (Venidium fastuosum). Vista Garden: Flowering maple (Abutilon x hybridum 'Bella Yellow'), firetail chenille plant (Acalypha pendula), Coronation Gold yarrow (Achillea 'Coronation Gold'), floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum 'Artist Purple'), love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus), tuberous begonia (Begonia 'Non-Stop Appleblossom'), wax begonia (Begonia 'Harmony White'), bush violet (Browallia speciosa 'Marine Bells'), plumed celosia (Celosia arentea 'Glow Carmine'), fuchsia (Fuchsia 'Moonglow' & 'Winston Churchill'), globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa 'QIS Carmine'), heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens 'Marine'), Celebrette™ Icy Blue New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri 'Balcebibu'), impatiens (Impatiens walleriana 'Fanfare Fuchsia, 'Infinity Crimson', 'Showstopper White'), wall iris (Iris tectorum), English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Lavender Lady'), Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum 'Becky'), blackfoot (Melampodium paludosum 'Derby'), firecracker vine (Mina lobata 'Jungle Queen'), scented geranium (Pelargonium 'Nutmeg Variegated' & 'Red Flowered Rose'), ivy leaf geranium (Pelargonium peltatum 'Summer Showers White'), mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'), Blue Hill sage (Salvia x sylvestris 'Blauhuegel'), Aztec® red garden verbena (Verbena 'Balazred'), creeping zinnia (Sanvitalia procumbens 'Aztec Gold'), wishbone flower (Tourenia fourieri 'Clown Lemon Drop'), zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'Short Stuff Deep Red'). West Flower Walk: White wild indigo (Baptisia alba), peonies (Paeonia 'Bowl of Cream' & 'Krinkled White', Diablo® eastern ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo').

English Oak Meadow: Floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Horizon'), bloodflower (Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Deep Red', 'Silky Gold'), black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherokee Sunset', Indian Summer', 'Irish Spring'), mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea 'Blue Bedder'), anise sage (Salvia guaranitica, S. guaranitica 'Black & Blue'), African marigold (Tagetes erecta 'Lemon Mum'), Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia 'Fiesta del Sol'), zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'Benary's Scarlet Flame', 'Magellan Yellow' & 'Zowie! Yellow Flame').

English Walled Garden: West Entrance: Farrer's ladybells (Adenophora confusa), lady's mantle(Alchemilla vulgaris), Italian bugloss (Anchusa azurea 'Dropmore'), angelonia (Angelonia augustifolia 'Angelface Blue'),snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus 'Cool Salmon' & 'Trumpet Tangerine'), false goatsbeard (Astilbe x arendsii 'Red Sentinel'), Canterbury bells (Campanula medium 'Champion Mix'), Tartarian cephalaria (Cephalaria gigantea), Italian clematis (Clematis viticella 'Betty Corning'), semi-double dahlia (Dahlia 'Bishop of Landaff'), dahlia (Dahlia 'Bishop of York'), sweet William (Dianthus barbatus 'Dynasty Red'), bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum), Geum 'Blazing Sunset', Annabelle hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'), blue lupine (Lupinus 'Russell Hybrids'& L. polyphyllus), lobelia (Lobelia 'Magadi Ocean Blue'), Sunsatia® Mango nemesia (Nemesia fruticans 'Inupyel'), field poppy (Papaver rhoeas 'Dawn Chorus'), penstemon (Penstemon 'Dark Towers'), Cape fuchsia (Phygelius 'Funfare Wine'), Jacob's ladder (Polemonium caeruleum), hybrid musk rose (Rosa 'Darwin's Enigma'), May Night salvia (Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht'), lambs ears (Stachys byzantina'Helene von Stein'), dusty meadowrue (Thalictrum speciosissimum), spike speedwell (Veronica spicata 'Twilight'). Containers: Princess Anouska™ parrot lily (Alstroemeria x zaprinous). Daisy Bed: Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis 'Alpha'), threadleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata), cucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus debilis 'Italian White'), tidy tips (Layia platyglossa), Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum 'Darling Daisy'), African daisy (Osteospermum ecklonis 'Soprano Vanilla Spoon'), Solcito zinnia (Zinnia maritima 'Solcito'). Container: Cape marigold (Dimorphotheca sinuatum 'Spring Flash Orange'), African daisy (Osteospermum ecklonis 'Flower Power Compact Yellow'). Courtyard Garden: False goatsbeard (Astilbe x arendsii 'Red Sentinel'), Annabelle hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'), Gold Flame spirea (Spirea x bumalda 'Gold Flame'), Containers: Garden geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum 'Calliope Dark Red'). Cottage Garden: Hollyhock (Alcea rosea),lady's mantle(Alchemilla vulgaris), False goatsbeard (Astilbe x arendsii 'Snowdrift'), False goatsbeard (Astilbe x arendsii 'Red Sentinel'), Canterbury bells (Campanula medium), Nelly Moser clematis (Clematis 'Nelly Moser'), Annabelle hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'), night-scented stock (Matthiola longipetala 'Starlight Scentsation'), bells-of-Ireland (Molucella laevis), shamrock (Oxalis 'Charmed Jade'), Rosa 'Henry Hudson,' 'John Davis,' 'John Cabot,' 'William Baffin,' and 'Henry Kelsey', gold flame spirea (Spirea x bumalda 'Gold Flame'),  Container: Dwarf morning glory (Convolvus tricolor 'Royal Ensign'), Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandorf', Texas bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis). Vista Garden: Lady's mantle(Alchemilla vulgaris), cranberry cotoneaster (Cotoneaster apiculatus), China pink (Dianthus chinensis 'Ideal Select Whitefire'), hay scented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula), pinks (Dianthus 'Del Mar Pink'),small flowered alumroot (Heuchera micrantha), edging lobelia (Lobelia erinus 'Waterfall Blue'), elegant lupine (Lupinus elegans), lupine (Lupinus elegans 'Dwarf Pink Fairy'), Persian ground ivy (Nepata x faassensii 'Six Hills Giant'), high mallow (Malus sylvestris 'Mystic Merlin'), forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica 'Compindi'). Container: Brazilian button flower (Centrantherum intermedium),garden geranium (Pelargonium 'Apple Cider'), scented geranium (Pelargonium odoratissimum 'Apple'). Pergola/checkerboard: Lady's mantle(Alchemilla vulgaris), Italian bugloss (Anchusa azurea 'Dropmore'), summer forget-me-not (Anchusa capensis 'Blue Angel'), Eroica bergenia (Bergenia 'Eroica'), Siberian bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla 'Langtrees'), big petal clematis (Clematis macropetala),black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa), Mrs. Chalmondeley clematis (Clematis 'Mrs. Chalmondely'), Huldine clematis (Clematis 'Huldine'), Durand clematis (Clematis x durandii), creeping cotoneaster (Cotoneaster adpressus),dwarf morning glory (Convolvolus tricolor 'Royal Ensign'), Christmas rose (Helleborus niger), Annabelle hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'), sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus 'America'), baby blue eyes (Nemophila menziesii), leadwort(Plumbago auriculata 'Escapade Blue'), Rosa 'Henry Kelsey,' painted tongue (Salpiglossis sinuata 'Kew Blue'), wood betony (Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo'), Cape primrose (Streptocarpus 'Falling Stars'), African marigold (Tagetes erecta 'Snow Drift'), feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium),white mother-of-thyme (Thymus praecox ssp. articus 'Albus'), Kentucky wisteria (Wisteria macrostachya). Container: Dwarf morning glory (Convolvus tricolor 'Royal Ensign'), corydalis (Corydalis flexuosa 'Purple Leaf'), Texas bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis), baby blue-eyes (Nemophila menziesii), hybrid viola (Viola 'Sorbet Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow').

The Esplanade: Copperleaf (Acalypha 'Java White'), century plant (Agave weberi 'Arizona Star'), periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus 'Cooler Coconut'), cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus 'Yellow Garden'), Dahlia 'Cynthia Louise', Hissy Fitz' & 'Lemon Kiss'& 'White Lightning', foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Cream'), skyflower (Duranta erecta 'Gold Edge'), gold shower thryallis (Galphimia glauca), bitter sneezeweed (Helenium amarum 'Dakota Gold'), White Brazilian Plume (Justicia carnea 'Alba'), yellow sage (Lantana camara 'Goldsonne' & 'Lucky White'), statice (Limonium sinuatum 'Soiree Yellow'), woodland tobacco (Nicotiana sylvestris 'Only the Lonely'), Egyptian star cluster (Pentas lanceolata 'Butterfly White'), petunia (Petunia x hybrida 'Baby Duck Yellow' & 'Dreams White'), scarlet sage (Salvia splendens 'Vista White'), African marigolds (Tagetes erecta 'Vanilla' & 'Zenith Golden Yellow'), French marigold (Tagetes patula 'Durango Gold').  North Step Containers: Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion'), spider flower (Cleome hassleriana 'Spring Frost'), Dahlia 'Snowbound', foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot White'), Diamond Frost graceful spurge (Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Inneuphe'), English ivy (Hedera helix 'Glacier'), yellow sage (Lantana camara 'Landmark White'), pine-scented geranium (Pelargonium filifolia).

Heritage Garden: Spring Containers: Pyramids of Joseph's coat (Alternanthera 'Red Thread' & 'Thin Gold'). Africa: Plumed celosia (Celosia argentea 'Fresh Look Red'), large wild iris (Dietes grandiflora), bird-of paradise (Strelitzia reginae). Aquatic Pools: Water canna (Canna glauca), lotus (Nelumbo 'Perry's Giant Sunburst'), water lily (Nymphaea 'Carla's Sonshine', 'Green Smoke', 'Key Largo', 'Mrs. Martin E. Randig', 'Pamela', 'Peach Blow', 'Pink Star', 'Tina', 'Wood's Blue Goddess'). Asia: Caucasian spurge (Andrachne colchica), snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus 'Solstice Orange Tricolor', 'Solstice Purple' & 'Solstice White'), bloody geranium (Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'), impatiens (Impatiens walleriana 'Envoy Violet Star'), perilla (Perilla frutescens 'Perilla Purple'). Aster: Floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum 'Fields Blue'), cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata Pink'), dahlia (Dahlia 'Bishop of York'), bitter sneezeweed (Helenium amarum 'Dakota Gold'). Australia: Crimson bottle bush (Callistemon citrinus), blue lace flower (Didiscus coeruleus), blue star creeper (Laurentia axillaris 'Star Shine Pink'), showy foxtail (Ptilotus exaltatus). Borage: Anchusa 'Blue Bird', borage (Borago officinalis), Tower of Jewels (Echium virescens), heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens 'Marine'), garden forget-me-not (Myositis sylvatica 'Mon Amie Blue'), red comfrey (Symphytum 'Rubrum'), blue comfrey (Symphytum caucasicum), common comfrey (Symphytum officinale). Buttercup: Solitary clematis (Clematis integrifolia), Italian clematis (Clematis viticella 'Polish Spirit'), delphinium (Delphinium 'Magic Fountains Blue with White Bee'), delphinium (Delphinium x sanderae 'Centurion Sky Blue), columbine meadowrue (Thalictrum aquilegifolium), yellow meadowrue (Thalictrum flavum ssp. glaucum 'Illuminator'). Europe: Dwarf garden serviceberry (Amelanchier ovalis 'Helvetia'), sweet William (Dianthus barbatus 'Bouquet Rose Magic'), foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot 'Rose'), double dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris 'Flore Pleno'), flowering flax (Linum grandiflorum 'Blue Dress'), tree mallow (Lavatera trimestris 'Novella'), hollyhock mallow (Malva alcea 'Fastigiata'). Figwort: Angelonia (Angelonia angustifolia 'Serena Purple'), candelabra snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus 'Lemon Sherbert'), snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus 'Solstice Orange Tricolor'), foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot 'Rose'), foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'). Iris: Japanese iris (Iris ensata 'Variegata'), Lucerne blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Lucerne'). Japan: Fringed pink (Dianthus superbus 'Kawara Pink'), slender deutzia (Deutzia gracilis 'Dippon'), superb snakeweed (Polygonum bistorta 'Superbum'). Lily: Pineapple lily (Eucomis comosa 'Alba'), daylily (Hemerocallis 'Mayan Gold'), Asiatic lily (Lilium 'Pink Flourishes'), oriental recurved lily (Lilium 'Black Beauty'). Linnaeus Meadow: Common bugleweed (Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'), birthwort (Aristolochia clematitis), loose-headed bracted sedge (Carex sparganioides), rose (Rosa 'Meialate', 'Meiburenac', Meipelta', 'Nearly Wild', 'New Dawn', 'Rambling Rector', 'Semi-Plena'), burgundy rose (Rosa x centifolia 'Parvifolia'), prairie rose (Rosa setigera), Virginia rose (Rosa. virginiana), spotted geranium (Geranium maculatum), Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica). Mint: Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca), purple perilla (Perilla frutescens), violet sage (Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'), gentian blue sage (Salvia patens 'Cambridge Blue'). Nightshade: Chili pepper (Capsicum annuum var. annuum 'Chilly Chili'), golden cherry tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum 'Gold Nugget'), flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata 'Perfume Deep Purple'), trailing pertunia (Petunia x hybrida 'Shock Wave Pink Shades'). North America: Floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum 'Fields Blue'), angelonia (Angelonia angustifolia 'Serena Purple'), alumroot (Heuchera 'Velvet Night'), spotted geranium (Geranium maculatum), annual phlox (Phlox drummondii '21st Century White' & '21st Century Blue'), black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun'), jewels-of-Opar (Talinum paniculatum 'Limon'), spiderwort (Tradescantia 'J. C. Weguelin'). Pea: Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus 'Mrs. Wilmott'), Washington lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus 'Gallery Blue' & 'Gallery White'), red feather clover (Trifolium rubens). Physic: Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'), floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum 'Fields Blue'), periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus 'Viper Pink'), elecampane (Inula helenium), golden wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare 'Aurea'), Indigo meadow sage (Salvia pratensis 'Indigo'), purple sage (Salvia officinalis 'Purpurescens'), St. Mary's thistle (Silybum marianum), feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium 'Tetra White Wonder'), valerian (Valeriana officinalis). Rose: Goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus), Kakome dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris 'Kakome'), Bowman's root Gillenia trifoliata), white potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa var. veitchii), Nepal cinquefoil (Potentilla nepalensis 'Melton Fire'), hybrid musk rose (Rosa 'Ballerina'), floribunda rose (Rosa 'Jacink'), cutleaf stephanandra (Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa'). South America: Golden trumpet (Allamanda cathartica 'Golden Butterfly'), Peruvian lily (Alstromeria 'Oxanna'), Joseph's coat (Alternanthera dentata 'Purple Knight'), paper flower (Bougainvillea 'Rosenka'), spider flower (Cleome hassleriana 'Sparkler Lavender'), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatus 'Sweet Caroline'), variegated cassava (Manihot esculenta 'Variegata'), guava (Psidium littorale), Brazilian spider flower (Tibouchina urvilleana), garden verbena (Verbena x hybrida 'Quartz Blue'). Verbena: Teenie Genie® lantana (Lantana camara 'Monike'), three-leaved lantana (Lantana trifolia), garden verbena (Verbena x hybrida 'Quartz Blue').

Lagoon Garden: False goatsbeard (Astilbe x arendsii 'Amethyst', 'Bressingham Beauty' & 'Fire'; Astilbe x rosea 'Peach Blossom'), garden peony (Paeonia 'Dainty Lass' & 'Moonstone'), Carefree Delight ® rose (Rosa 'Meipotal'), spiderwort (Tradescantia ohioensis).

Lakeside Gardens: Lady's mantle (Alchemilla mollis), meadow anemone (Anemone canadensis), goatsbeard (Aruncus sinensis), false goatsbeard (Astilbe 'Elizabeth' & 'Maggie Daley'), false goatsbeard (Astilbe x arendsii 'Deutschland'), shieldleaf rodgersflower (Astilboides tabularis), white wild indigo (Baptisia alba), back cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa), smoke tree (Cotinus coggyria 'Daydream'), showy geranium (Geranium x magnificum), heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens 'Marine'), catmint (Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'), Jacob's ladder (Polemonium reptans) – seed pods, Carefree Beauty® shrub rose (Rosa 'Bucbi').

Landscape Gardens: Rock Garden: Woolly yarrow (Achillea tomentosa 'Maynard's Gold'), lily leek (Allium moly) – fading, snow-in-summer (Cerastium tomentosum), yellow corydalis (Corydalis lutea), Kenilworth ivy (Cymbalaria muralis), pinnate fleabane (Erigeron pinnatisectus), wallis fescue (Festuca valesiaca), creeping baby's breath (Gypsophila repens 'Rosea'), Olympic St. Johnswort (Hypericum olympicum), Fireworks sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa 'Fireworks'), alpine knotweed (Polygonum alpinum), Bailey's Gold stonecrop (Sedum floriferum 'Weihenstephener Gold') – fading, Siberian sedum (Sedum hybridum), creeping thyme (Thymus serpyllum 'Pink Chintz'), common thyme (Thymus vulgaris), Giles Van Hees speedwell (Veronica 'Giles Van Hees'), woolly speedwell (Veronica incana). Traditional Bed: Coronation Gold yarrow (Achillea 'Coronation Gold'), lady's-mantle (Alchemilla mollis 'Auslese'), bluestar (Amsonia ciliata 'Halfway to Arkansas'), Child of Two Worlds goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus 'Zweiweltenkind'), clematis (Clematis 'Mrs. Cholmondeley', 'Madame Julia Correvon', C. viticella 'Etoile Violette' & Polish Spirit'), hollyhock mallow (Malva alcea 'Fastigiata'), yellow foxglove (Digitalis grandiflora), Annabelle hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle') – about to bloom, Blue Wonder catmint (Nepeta x faassenii 'Blue Wonder'), Persian ground ivy (Nepeta x faassenii 'Six Hills Giant'), sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa 'Fireworks'), lilac salvia (Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain'). Cool Colors North: Serbian bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana), showy geranium (Geranium x magnificum) – sporadically, catmint (Nepeta racemosa 'Blue Wonder'). Cool Colors South: Flowering onion (Allium 'Globemaster'), Chinese astilbe (Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'), Superb fall astilbe (Astilbe taquetii 'Superba') – about to bloom, Serbian bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana), Belladonna delphinium (Delphinium x belladonna 'Belladonna'), cranesbill (Geranium himalayense), spotted deadnettle (Lamium maculatum 'Album'), catmint (Nepeta 'Blue Whisper'), redleaf rose (Rosa glauca), miniature rose (Rosa 'White Fairy'), violet sage (Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'), Mother's Choice peony (Paeonia 'Mother's Choice'), columbine meadowrue (Thalictrum aquilegifolium) – fading, Hungarian speedwell (Veronica latifolia 'Crater Lake Blue'). Pond and Stream: German garlic (Allium senescens), Arkansas amsonia (Amsonia hubrichtii), willow amsonia (Amsonia tabernaemontana), Superb fall astilbe (Astilbe taquetii 'Superba') – about to bloom, white great masterwort (Astrantia major var. alba), wild blue indigo (Baptisia australis), Carpathian bellflower (Campanula carpatica 'Blue Clips'), seed pods on Japanese hornbeam (Carpinus japonica), delphinium (Delphinium x bellamosum), variegated queen-of-the-meadow (Filipendula ulmaria 'Variegata'), creeping mazus (Mazus reptans), Dropmore catmint (Nepeta x faassenii 'Dropmore'), catmint (Nepeta racemosa 'Superba' & 'Blue Wonder' & N. subsessilis), great Solomon's seal (Polygonatum commutatum), anise-scented sage (Salvia guaranitica), May Night sage (Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht'), Transylvanian sage (Salvia transsylvanica), cutleaf European elderberry (Sambucus nigra 'Laciniata'), Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess'), Hidcote Blue comfrey (Symphytum grandiflorum 'Hidcote Blue'), columbine meadowrue (Thalictrum aquilegifolium) – fading. Ericaceous Bed: Striped Solomon's seal (Polygonatum x hybridum 'Striatum'), fingerleaf rodgerflower (Rodgersia aesculifolia), verbena (Verbena x hybrida 'Aztec White'). Easy-to-Grow: German garlic (Allium senescens), threadleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata 'Golden Shower'), fringed bleeding heart (Dicentra 'Luxuriant'), Cambridge geranium (Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Cambridge'), Montrose Ruby alumroot (Heuchera 'Montrose Ruby'), shrub rose Raven™ (Rosa 'Frytrooper'), Japanese rose (Rosa rugosa 'Magnifica'), Carradonna sage (Salvia nemerosa 'Carradonna'), violet sage (Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Hill'), Japanese spirea (Spirea japonica 'Little Princess'). Herb Garden: Culinary Bed: Lady's-mantle (Alchemilla mollis), giant angelica (Angelica gigas), bachelor's buttons (Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Boy'), queen-of-the-prairie (Filipendula rubra 'Venusta'), heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens 'Nagano'), catmint (Nepeta racemosa 'Blue Wonder'), grandiflora rose (Rosa 'Apothecary's Rose'), great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis), French marigold (Tagetes patula 'Scarlet Sophie'), signet marigold (Tagetes tenuifolia 'Golden Gem'), feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium 'Santana White'), lemon thyme (Thymus x citriodorus), dwarf nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus 'Lady Bird'). Formal Bed: Garden geranium (Pelargonium 'Star Witch') – blooming sporadically, Japanese tree lilac (Syringa reticulata). Fragrant Bed: Pine geranium (Pelargonium denticulatum), scented geraniums (Pelargonium 'Golden Nutmeg', P. radens 'Dr. Livingstone', & P. x scarborviae 'Strawberry), peppermint geranium (Pelargonium tomentosum 'Chocolate Mint'). Viburnum Walk and Outside Perimeter: Clematis (Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchaud'), Japanese dogwood (Cornus kousa 'Wolf Eyes'), sulphur cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus 'Cosmic Orange'), dahlia (Dahlia 'Apricot Surprise'), Cambridge geranium (Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Berggarten' & 'Cambridge'), Rozanne geranium (Geranium 'Gerwat'), bacopa (Sutera cordata 'Abunda Blue'), Chicago Lustre® viburnum (Viburnum dentatum 'Synnestvedt'), Burgundy periwinkle (Vinca minor 'Burgundy').

McGinley Pavilion: Tuberous begonia (Begonia 'Panorama White'), false goatsbeard (Astilbe x arendsii 'Snowdrift'). Containers: Alocasias (Alocasia macrorrhiza, Alocasia 'Frydeck'),Cabaret Yellow ® mini petunias (Calibrachoe 'Balcabyel'), angel wings (Caladium bicolor 'Moonlight', Caladium humboldtii), wild spurge (Euphorbia corollata), Chilean jasmine (Mandevilla x amabilis 'Moonlight Parfait'), ornamental bananas (Musa basjoo 'Little Prince'), leadwort (Plumbago capensis 'Escapade Blue'), peace lilies (Spathiphyllum spp.), spiderwort (Tradescantia 'First Blush'). Landscape plants: Periwinkle (Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert').

Native Plant Garden: Woods: Meadow anemone (Anemone canadensis), spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium), wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), dwarf bush honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera), grape honeysuckle (Lonicera prolifera), foxglove beard tongue (Penstemon digitalis), blue phlox (Phlox divaricata), Jacob's ladder (Polemonium reptans) – seed pods, great Solomon's seal (Polygonatum commutatum), American elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis),common spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis), American cranberrybush viburnum (Viburnum trilobum). Stream/Bird Area: Wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), bur sedge (Carex greyii), purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), yellow lance coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata), northern blue flag iris (Iris virginica), glade mallow (Napaea dioica), Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium reptans), purple meadowrue (Thalictrum dasycarpum), common spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis). Prairie: Meadow anemone (Anemone canadensis), wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), white wild indigo (Baptisia leucantha), prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata), daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus), false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides), glade mallow (Napacea dioica), wild quinine (Parthenium integrifolium), foxglove beard tongue (Penstemon digitalis), black- eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), heart-leaved skullcap (Scutellaria ovata var. versicolor), common spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis).

Rose Garden: Linden Allee: Pseuderanthumum atropurpureum` Rubrum', Siskijou Pink gaura (Gaura lindheimeri). All America Garden: Carefree Spirit™, Cinco de Mayo™, DreamComeTrue™, Easy Does It™, Julia Child™, Mardi Gras, Moon Dance™, Pink Promise™, Rainbow Knock Out™, Rainbow Sorbet™. Background: Rosa 'Agnes', 'Linda Campbell', 'Quadra' (climbing red). Surround: Damask: 'Mme. Hardy', Hybrid Perpetual 'Frau Karl Druschki', Hybrid Damask Rose 'Gruss en Teplitz', Moss Rose 'Salet', Gallica 'Duchesse de Montebello', Damask 'Celsiana', Hybrid Tea 'Janice Kellogg', Kordesii 'John Davis', 'Tiffany Lynn'. Climbing Rose: Eden Climber™, 'Radwin' Winner's Circle™. Kordesii roses: 'William Baffin', 'Louis Jolliet'. Floribunda: Brilliant Pink Iceberg™, Charles Aznavour™, 'Fashion', 'Iceberg', Moondance™, 'Playboy', Pretty Lady™, Sexy Rexy®, Singin' in the Rain. Grandiflora: Crimson Bouquet™, 'Hy Neighbor'.  Hybrid Rugosa: 'Dart's Dash', 'Monte Casino'. Hybrid Tea: 'Dainty Bess', 'Medallion', 'Tiffany'. Miniature: Baby Love™, Gizmo™, 'Green Ice', Magic Carousel®, 'Minnie Pearl'.  Kordesii: 'Champlain'. Shrub: 'Ballerina', Bonica®, 'Carefree Beauty', Carefree Delight™, Coral Meidiland™, 'Eos', Eglantyne, English shrub rose Mary Rose®, 'Golden Wings', 'Hawkeye Belle', 'Magic Meidiland', 'Morgen Rot', 'Pink Meidiland', 'Prairie Harvest', Prairie Joy', 'Robusta(red!), Starry Night™, 'White Meidiland', 'Winter Sunset'. Polyantha: 'Marie Pavie'. Old Garden Roses: 'Alba Suaveolens', Centifolia Rose (1596), Alba Rose 'Semiplena', 'Alba Maxima' White Rose of York, Hybrid Multiflora 'Seven Sisters', Hybrid Spinosissima 'Stanwell Perpetual'. Companion Plants: Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'), mauve catnip (Nepeta x faassenii 'Blue Wonder').

Sensory Garden: Meadow & Entrance:Chocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus), honeysuckle fuchsia (Fuchsia triphylla 'Gartenmeister Bonstadt'), Fusion® Sunset impatiens (Impatiens 'Balfusnset'), impatiens (Impatiens walleriana 'Fiesta Salmon'), angel wing jasmine (Jasminum nitidum), trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens 'Alabama Crimson' & 'Cedar Lane'), Bouquet Blanc mockorange (Philadelphus x cymosus 'Bouquet Blanc'), polyantha rose (Rosa 'Cassie'), City of York large-flowered climbing rose (Rosa 'Direktör Benschop'). Fragrant Raised Bed: Yarrow (Achillea 'Coronation Gold'), butterfly bush (Buddleja x weyeriana 'Honeycomb'), Brazilian button flower (Centratherum intermedium 'Pineapple Sangria'), heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens 'Fragrant Delight'), flowering tobacco (Nicotiana x sanderae 'Perfume Deep Purple'), peppermint scented geranium (Pelargonium tomentosum 'Chocolate Mint'), Petunia 'Ramblin Nu Blue', Sinaloa sage (Salvia sinaloensis), African marigold (Tagetes erecta 'Cempoalxochitl'), signet marigold (Tagetes tenuifolia 'Lemon Gem'). Raised Bed Area: Rose scented geranium (Pelargonium capitatum 'Snowflake'). Color Raised Bed: Floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Horizon'), pompon dahlia (Dahlia 'Dot Com'), dahlia (Dahlia 'Little Bees Wings'), heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens 'Marine'), blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun'), mealy cup sage (Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'), fanflower (Scaevola aemula 'New Wonder'), French marigold (Tagetes patula 'Pesches Gold'), zinnias (Zinnia elegans 'Highlight Hybrid', 'Magellan Yellow, 'Orange King', Zinnia x marylandica 'Zahara Scarlet'). Texture Raised Bed: Showy amaranth (Amaranthus paniculatus 'Oeschberg'), kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos 'Bush Pearl'), cockscombs (Celosia argentea 'Amigo Mahogany', 'Punky Red' & 'Supercrest Burgundy'), spider flower (Cleome hassleriana 'Sparkler Rose'), Dahlia 'Little Scottie', French marigold (Tagetes patula 'Marvel Yellow'). Raised Bed Area: Lady's mantle (Alchemilla mollis), scarlet Jupiter's beard (Centranthus ruber 'Coccineus'), catmint (Nepeta x faassenii 'Walker's Low'), hybrid musk rose (Rosa 'Darlows Enigma'), garden verbena (Verbena 'Blue Princess').Woodland Walk: Meadow anemone (Anemone canadensis), goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus), mountain bluet(Centaura montana),double greater celandine (Chelidonium majus 'Flore Pleno'), yellow corydalis (Corydalis lutea), yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata), Jerusalem sage (Phlomis tuberosa 'Amazone'), green dragon (Pinellia tripartita 'Polly Spout'), puffy seed pods on bladdernut (Staphylea colchica), shredded umbrella plant (Syneilesis aconitifolia), columbine meadowrue (Thalictrum aquilegifolium), dusty meadowrue (Thalictrum flavum ssp. glaucum). Hilltop Overlook: Mexican hyssop (Agastache barberi 'Tutti Frutti'), sweet almond verbena (Aloysia virgata), Chinese spice bush (Calycanthus chinensis), Serbian bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana), Korean meadow sweet (Filipendula koreana), Fuchsia 'Billy Green, Chilean jasmine (Mandevilla laxa), flowering tobacco (Nicotiana suaveolens & N. sylvestris 'Only the Lonely'), Pinellia pedatisecta, Plum Frost™ shrub rose (Rosa 'JACpluco'), black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Radiance'), puffy seed pods on bladdernut (Staphylea colchica), Pekin lilac (Syringa pekinensis).

Waterfall Garden: Upper Level: Dwarf blue star (Amsonia montana 'Short Stack'), wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), Child of Two Worlds goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus 'Zweiweltenkind'), false goatsbeard (Astilbe 'Radius' & A. x arendsii 'Fanal'), Cambridge geranium (Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Cambridge'), rock cranesbill (Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye'), bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum 'NewHampshire'),yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata'), blue flagiris (Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby'), catmint (Nepeta racemosa 'LittleTich'). Middle Level: Fringed bluestar (Amsonia ciliata 'Selekt'), false goatsbeard (Astilbe x arendsii 'Fanal'), fall astilbe (Astilbe chinensis var. taquetii 'Superba'), rose astilbe (Astilbe x rosea 'Peach Blossom'), fountain butterfly bush (Buddleja alternifolia), solitary clematis (Clematis integrifolia, C. integrifolia var. albiflora & C. integrifolia 'Rosea'), smoke tree (Cotinus coggyria 'Flame'), Georgia bush honeysuckle (Diervilla rivularis), rock cranesbill (Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye'), broad leaved cranesbill(Geranium nodosum 'SvelteLilac'), climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris), French hydrangea (Hydrangea macropylla 'All Summer Beauty'), orange jewel weed (Impatiens capensis), Kirilow indigo (Indigofera kirilowii), blue flagiris (Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby'), everblooming honeysuckle (Lonicera heckrottii), hybrid rugosa rose (Rosa 'Max Graf'), tree spirea (Sorbaria arborea var. glabrata). Lower Level: Solitary clematis (Clematis integrifolia), clematis (Clematis 'Viola'), southern bush honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia), bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum 'Elsbeth' & 'Purple Flame'), Bigfoot hosta (Hosta 'Bigfoot'), Kirilow indigo (Indigofera kirilowii), giant fleece flower (Persicaria polymorpha), bristly rose (Rosa 'Nitida'), Kamchatka sedum (Sedum kamtschaticum). North of Waterfall: Gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa 'Green Carpet'), Korean meadowsweet (Filipendula koreana), birchleaf spirea (Spiraea betulifolia var. aemiliana), Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica 'Lemon Princess'), cutleaf stephanandra (Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa'), stonecrop (Sedum aizoon).

Water Gardens: Yarrow (Achillea millefolium 'Oertel's Rose'), blue star (Amsonia 'Blue Ice'), meadow anemone (Anemone canadensis), butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), cream wild indigo (Baptisia leucophaea), prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata), purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea), alumroot (Heuchera 'Amethyst Mist'), prairie alumroot (Heuchera richardsonii), rabbit-ear iris (Iris laevigata 'Variegata'), northern blue flag iris (Iris virginica var. shrevei), common rush (Juncus effusus), fragrant waterlily (Nymphaea odorata), bullhead lily (Nuphar variegata), wild quinine (Parthenium integrifolium), foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis & cv. 'Husker Red'),pickerel weed (Pontederia cordata), lizard's tail (Saururus cernuus), swamp dock (Rumex verticillatus), woundwort (Stachys palustris), red-stemmed thalia (Thalia geniculata var. ruminoides), common spiderwort (Tradescantia ohioensis).