Garden Plant List
Xeriscape Garden
- Achillea filipendulina ‘Coronation Gold’ – Fernleaf Yarrow
- Achillea x ‘Moonshine’ – Moonshine Yarrow
- Allium senescens ‘Mongolian Gem’ – Allium
- Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Regent’ – Regent Serviceberry
- Amorpha canescens – Leadplant
- Amorpha nana – Dwarf Wild Indigo
- Amsonia illustris – Shining Bluestar
- Andropogon ‘Silver Sunrise’ – Big Bluestem
- Antennaria neglecta – Field Pussytoes
- Artemisia abrotanum – Southernwood
- Artemisia schmidtiana – Silver Mound
- Astragalus canadensis – Canada Milkvetch
- Baptisia australis – Blue False Indigo
- Caragana arborescens – Siberian Peashrub
- Caragana microphylla ‘Mongolian Silver Sunrise’ – Littleleaf Caragana
- Chrysothamnus nauseosus – Rabbitbrush
- Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ – Common Smoketree
- Cotinus obovatus – American Smoketree
- Dalea purpurea – Purple Prairie Clover
- Dalea purpurea ‘Stephanie’ – Purple Prairie Clover
- Echinacea angustifolia – Narrowleaf Coneflower
- Echinacea pallida – Pale Purple Coneflower
- Echinacea purpurea ‘Art’s Pride’ – Purple Coneflower
- Echinacea purpurea ‘Kim’s Knee High’ – Purple Coneflower
- Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’ – Purple Coneflower
- Eriogonum umbellatum – Sulphur Flower
- Eryngium yuccafolium – Rattlesnake Master
- Festuca cinerea ‘Dwarf’ – Glauca Fescue
- Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Kobold’ – Blanketflower
- Genista tinctoria ‘Royal Gold’ – Woadwaxen
- Geum triflorum – Prairie Smoke
- Hymenoxys scaposa ‘Prairie Sunshine’ – Plains Daisy
- Hypericum orientale – Oriental St. Johnswort
- Juniperus chinensis ‘Hetzii Columnaris’ – Hetz Juniper
- Juniperus virginiana ‘Taylor’ – Taylor Juniper
- Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’ – Blazing Star Gayfeather
- Liatris squarrosa – Scaly Gayfeather
- Linum narbonense ‘Heavenly Blue’ – Blue Flax
- Muhlenbergia cuspidate – Plains Muhly Grass
- Myrica pensylvanica – Northern Bayberry
- Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Sky’ – Switchgrass
- Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Wind’ – Switchgrass
- Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ – Beardtongue
- Perovskia atriplicifolia – Russian Sage
- Prunus tomentosa – Nanking Cherry
- Ratibida columnifera ‘Red’ – Mexican Hat Coneflower
- Ratibida pinnata – Gray-headed Coneflower
- Rhus typhina – Staghorn Sumac
- Rosa ‘Meipelta’ – Fuchsia Meidiland Rose
- Rudbeckia grandiflora – Rough Coneflower
- Rudbeckia maxima – Cabbage-leaf Coneflower
- Salvia sylvestris x ‘Mainacht’ – May Night Sage
- Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Blaze’ – Little Bluestem
- Scutellaria resinosa ‘Smoky Hills’ – Skullcap
- Sedum x ‘Autumn Joy’ – Stonecrop
- Silphium laciniatum – Compass Plant
- Solidago canadensis ‘Golden Baby’ – Goldenrod
- Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ – Goldenrod
- Solidago ‘Wichita Mountains’ – Goldenrod
- Sorghastrum nutans – Indiangrass
- Sporobolus hererolepis – Prairie Dropseed
- Syringa meyeri – Meyer Lilac
- Verbena stricta ‘Prairie Candles’ – White Wooly Verbena
- Viburnum dentatum ‘Autumn Jazz’ – Arrowwood Viburnum
- Yucca filamentosa – Adam’s Needle Yucca
Wildflower & Ornamental Grass Garden
- Avhillea filipendulina ‘Coronation Gold’ – Fernleaf Yarrow
- Achillea x ‘Moonshine’ – Moonshine Yarrow
- Anemone sylvestris – Snowdrops Anemone
- Baptisia australis – Blue False Indigo
- Boltonia asteroids ‘Snowbank’ – Snowbank Boltonia
- Bouteloua gracilis – Blue Grama
- Calamogrostis acutifora ‘Karl Foerster’ – Feather Reed Grass
- Callirhoe involucrata – Purple Poppy Mallow
- Carex muskingumensis – Palm Sedge
- Dalea purpureum – Purple Prairie Clover
- Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’ – Purple Coneflower
- Festuca cinerea ‘Dwarf’ – Glauce Fescue
- Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Summer Sun’ – False Sunflower
- Leucanthemum vulgare – Ox-eye Daisy
- Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’ – Blazing Star Gayfeather
- Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens ‘Autumn Red’ – Maidengrass
- Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ – Beardtongue
- Perovskia atriplicifolia – Russian Sage
- Physostegia virginiana ‘Vivid’ – False Dragonhead
- Pulsatilla vulgaris – Pasque Flower
- Ratibida columnifera ‘Red’ – Mexican Hat Coneflower
- Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ – Orange Coneflower
- Salvia sylvestris x ‘Mainacht’ – May Night Sage
- Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Blaze’ – Little Bluestem
- Solidago canadensis ‘Golden Baby’ – Goldenrod
- Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ – Goldenrod
- Solidago speciosa – Showy Goldenrod
- Solidago ulmifolia – Elm-leaved Goldenrod
- Sorghastrum nutans – Indiangrass
- Sporobolis wrightii – Wright’s Dropseed
- Veronica austriaca ‘Crater Lake Blue’ – Speedwell
Historic Bridge Garden
- Achillea filipendulina ‘Coronation Gold’ – Yarrow
- Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’ – Common Yarrow
- Achillea x ‘Moonshine’ – Moonshine Yarrow
- Andropogon gerardii ‘Pawnee’ – Big Bluestem
- Aronia melanocarpa – Black Chokeberry
- Aster novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’ – New England Aster
- Bouteloua curtipendula ‘Trailway’ – Sideoats Grama
- Calamagrostis acutifora ‘Karl Foerster’ – Feather Reed Grass
- Clematis fremontii – Fremont’s Clematis
- Cornus baileyii – Bailey Dogwood
- Cornus sericea ‘Isanti’ – Redosier Dogwood
- Cotoneaster divaricatus – Spreading Cotoneaster
- Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’ – Purple Coneflower
- Eragrostis trichodes – Sand Lovegrass
- Eupatorium purpureum ‘Bartered Bride’ – Joe Pye Weed
- Geranium sanguineum ‘Johnson’s Blue’ – Cranesbill
- Geum triflorum – Prairie Smoke
- Helenium autumnale – Sneezeweed
- Heuchera richardsonii – Prairie Alumroot
- Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’ – Blazing Star Gayfeather
- Limonium gmelinii – Siberian Statice
- Miscanthus sinensis ‘Silberspinne’ – Maidengrass
- Molinia caerulea ‘Skyracer’ – Purple Moor Grass
- Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ – Switchgrass
- Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ – Beardtongue
- Perovskia atriplicifolia – Russian sage
- Platycodon grandiflorus – Balloon Flower
- Pulsatilla vulgaris – Pasque Flower
- Rosa ‘J. P. Connell’ – Rose
- Rosa ‘Pink Meidiland’ – Rose
- Rosa rugosa ‘Bonica’ – Shrub Rose
- Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ – Orange Coneflower
- Scabiosa columbaria ‘Fama Blue’ – Pincushion Flower
- Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Blaze’ – Little Bluestem
- Sedum x ‘Autumn Joy’ – Stonecrop
- Solidago sphacelata ‘Golden Fleece’ – Golden Fleece Goldenrod
- Sorghastrum nutans – Indiangrass
- Spirea fritschiana – Fritschiana Spirea
- Ttadescantii tharpii – Tharp’s Spiderwort
- Veronica spicata ‘Crater Lake Blue’ – Speedwell
- Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum
- Viburnum dentatum ‘Northern Burgundy’ – Arrowwood Viburnum
Butterfly Garden
- Achillea filipendulina ‘Parker’s Gold’ – Yarrow
- Achillea millefolium ‘White Beauty’ – Yarrow
- Aesclepias verticillata – Whorled Milkweed
- Alcea sp. – Hollyhock
- Aster laevis ‘Bluebird’ – Bluebird Aster
- Aster novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’ – New England Aster
- Aster ‘October Skies’ – October Skies Aster
- Astragalus canadensis – Canada Milkvetch
- Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Early Amethyst’ – Purple Beautyberry
- Cotoneaster lucidus – Hedge Cotoneaster
- Dalea purpureum – Purple Prairie Clover
- Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’ – Purple Coneflower
- Elsholtzia stauntonii – Mint shrub
- Eupatorium purpureum – Joe Pye Weed
- Heptacodium micronoides – Seven Son Flower
- Kolkwitzia amabilis – Beautybush
- Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’ – Blazing Star Gayfeather
- Monarda bradburiana – Bradbury’s Beebalm
- Monarda fistulosa ‘Wahpewashtemna’ – Lemon-scented Beebalm
- Monarda x ‘Prairie Gypsy’ – Beebalm
- Patrinia scabiosifolia ‘Nagoya’ – Patrinia
- Phlox paniculata ‘Fairy’s Petticoat’ – Tall Garden Phlox
- Phlox paniculata ‘Nora Leigh’ – Variegated Tall Garden Phlox
- Prunus tomentosa – Nanking Cherry
- Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ – Orange Coneflower
- Sedum x ‘Autumn Joy’ – Stonecrop
- Solidago canadensis ‘Golden Baby’ – Goldenrod
- Viburnum x juddi – Judd Viburnum
- Zizia aurea – Golden Alexanders
Arboretum Entrance Garden
- Aesculus parviflora – Bottlebrush Buckeye
- Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’ – Apple Serviceberry
- Asclepias incarnata – Swamp Milkweed
- Aruncus dioicus ‘Child of Two Worlds’ – Goatsbeard
- Aster macrophyllus – Big-leaved Aster
- Aster umbrellatus – Flat-topped Aster
- Campsis radicans – Trumpetvine
- Carex muskingumensis – Palm Sedge
- Clematis fremontii – Fremont’s Clematis
- Clematis virginiana – Virginsbower
- Clethra alnifolia ‘Pink Spires’ – Summersweet
- Cornus sericea ‘Isanti’ – Redosier Dogwood
- Eupatorium purpureum – Joe Pye Weed
- Filipendula rubra ‘Venusta’ – Meadowsweet
- Gentian dahurica – Gentian
- Geranium sanguineum ‘Johnson’s Blue’ – Cranesbill
- Helenium autumnale ‘Rotgold’ – Sneezeweed
- Heuchera micrantha ‘Palace Purple’ – Coralbells
- Heuchera richardsonii – Prairie Alumroot
- Iris pumila – Dwarf Bearded Iris
- Ligularia dentata – Bigleaf Ligularia
- Lilium canadense – Turk’s Cap Lily
- Lilium x – Asiatic Lily Hybrids
- Miscanthus sinensis ‘Strictus’ – Maidengrass
- Molinia caerulea ‘Skyracer’ – Purple Moor Grass
- Monarda ‘Marshall’s Delight’ – Beebalm
- Physostegia virginiana ‘Vivid’ – False Dragonhead
- Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ – Orange Coneflower
- Salix purpurea ‘Nana’ – Blue Leaf Arctic Willow
- Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Blaze’ – Little Bluestem
- Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ – Goldenrod
- Spirea x cineria ‘Grefsheim’ – Grefsheim Spirea
- Viola x ‘Clarkson’ – Clarkson Violet
Wet Mesic Garden
- Asclepias incarnata – Swamp Milkweed
- Aruncus dioicus ‘Kneiffii’ – Goatsbeard
- Astilbe x arendsii ‘Fanal’ – Astilbe
- Astilbe x japonica ‘Rheinland’ – Astilbe
- Cacalia suaveolens – Sweet Indian Plantain
- Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ – Feather Reed Grass
- Cephalanthus occidentalis ‘Sputnik’ – Buttonbush
- Chelone lyonii – Turtlehead
- Cornus amomum – Silky Dogwood
- Eupatorium altissimum ‘Prairie Jewel’ – Prairie Jewel Eupatorium
- Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’ – Mist Flower
- Filipendula rubra ‘Venusta’ – Meadowsweet
- Fraxinus nigra – Black Ash
- Iris pseudacorus – Yellow Flag Iris
- Iris versicolor – Wild Iris
- Liatris pycnostachya ‘Eureka’ – Button Snakeroot
- Ligularia dentata – Bigleaf Ligularia
- Lindera benzoin – Spicebush
- Lobelia cardinalis – Cardinal Flower
- Lobelia siphilitica ‘Blue Select’ – Blue Cardinal Flower
- Lysimachia punctata ‘Alexander’ – Loosestrife
- Picea mariana – Black Spruce
- Sambucus canadensis ‘Laciniata’ – Cutleaf American Elder
- Solidago sempervirens – Seaside Goldenrod
- Spartina pectinata – Prairie Cordgrass
- Taxodium distichum – Baldcypress