The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/all/20030806014835/http://www.chicagobotanic.org:80/bloom/InBloomMain.html
General Information

What's New?

What's in Bloom
Education
Plant Information
Visiting the Garden
Calendar
Membership
Explore
Illinois' Best Plants
Garden Gifts
Research
Facility Rental
Collections
Library at the Chicago Botanic Garden
What's in Bloom?

What's in Bloom at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Main Gardens - July 15, 2003


Lily
Beebalm
Rose
Cosmos

Aquatic Garden English Oak Meadow Landscape Gardens
Bulb Garden English Walled Garden McGinley Pavilion
Circle Garden Evening Island Native Plant Garden
Dwarf Conifer Garden Fruit & Vegetable Garden Rose Garden
Education Center Heritage Garden Sensory Garden
Enabling Garden Japanese Garden Water Gardens
Lakeside Gardens Waterfall Garden

Aquatic Garden:

Bulb Garden: Bulbs: White giant onion (Allium 'Mt. Everest'), Steppes onion (Allium nutans), canna lily (Canna x generalis 'City of Portland'), mason montbretia (Crocosmia x masoniorium), pineapple lily (Eucomis autumnalis), giant summer hyacinth (Galtonia candicans), Asiatic lilies (Lilium 'Aladdin's Sun', 'Brauner Bar', ‘Corina’, 'Dawn Star', 'Doeskin', 'Indian Maid', 'Orange Mountain', 'Persimmon', 'Pollyanna', 'Sterling Star', Sunray', 'Tiger Babies'), Orienpet lily (Lilium 'Starburst Sensation'), trumpet lily (Lilium 'Lady Alice', 'White Henryi'). Annuals: Floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum ‘Blue Horizon’), begonia (Begonia ‘Illumination Rose’, ‘Non Stop White’), caladium (Caladium ‘Aaron’), fancy-leaved caladium (Caladium bicolor ‘Florida Cardinal’), trailing petunia (Calibrachoa 'Million Bells Trailing Blue'), spider flower, (Cleome hassleriana ‘Sparkler Lavender), dahlia (Dahlia x hybrida ‘Lemon Tart’), lacinated dahlia (Dahlia x hybrida 'Show 'n Tell'), twinspur (Diascia barberae ‘Sun Chimes Coral’, ‘Sun Chimes Trailing Rose’), treasure flower (Gazania rigens 'Talent Mix'), globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa ‘Gnome Pink’), crimson pincushion (Knautia macedonica, Knautia macedonica ‘Mars Midget’), edging lobelia (Lobelia erinus ‘Fountain Blue’), bells of Ireland (Molucella laevis), purple wood sorrel (Oxalis triangularis), white gloxinia (Sinningia tubiflora). Perennials: False goatsbeard (Astilbe x arendsii 'Bridal Veil'), blue angel hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel'), color glory hosta (Hosta 'Color Glory), hosta (Hosta 'Squash Casserole'), rose campion (Lychnis coronaria). Vine: Trumpet vine (Campsis x tagliabuana 'Mme. Galen'). Triangular island by bridge: Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus ‘Grape Cooler’), verbena (Verbena x hybrida ‘Babylon Light Blue’).

Circle Garden: Floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum ‘Blue Horizon’), snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus ‘Liberty Classic White’), fernleaf bidens (Bidens ferulifolia ‘Goldmarie’), common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Sonata White’), dahlia (Dahlia x hybrida ‘Yellow Climax’), sweet William (Dianthus ‘Amazon Neon Duo’), low baby’s breath (Gypsophila muralis ‘Garden Bride’), mandevilla (Mandevilla sanderi ‘Alice Dupont’), Langsdorf tobacco (Nicotiana langsdorfii), flowering tobacco (Nicotiana x sanderae ‘Hummingbird Lemon Lime’), sweet-scented tobacco (Nicotiana suaveolens), African daisy (Osteospermum ‘Symphony Orange’), Egyptian star cluster (Pentas ‘Star White’), leadwort (Plumbago auriculata ‘Escapade Blue’), mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea 'Victoria White’), autumn sage (Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Rose’), anise-scented sage (Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’), spirea (Spiraea x bumalda ‘Froebelii’), throatwort (Trachelium caeruleum ‘Devotion White’), verbena (Verbena ‘Aztec White’, ‘Babylon Neon Rose’, and ‘Aztec Silver Magic), zinnia (Zinnia elegans ‘Lilliput White’).

Top

Dwarf Conifer Garden: Blue pimpernel (Anagallis monellii 'Skylover'), Serbian bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana), false heather (Cuphea hyssopifolia 'Lavender Lace'), China pinks (Dianthus x hybrida 'Floral Lace White'), bloody geranium (Geranium sanguineum 'New Hampshire'), ), daylilies (Hemerocallis 'Eenie Chorus' & 'Mini Stella'), coral bells (Heuchera 'Canyon Pink', 'Carousel'), edging lobelia (Lobelia erinus 'Riviera Midnight Blue'), pinkhead knotweed (Polygonum capitatum 'Magic Carpet'), double creeping cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans 'Pleniflora'), Mexican bush sage (Salvia leucantha), Weihenstephaner Gold stonecrop (Sedum floriferum ‘Weihenstephaner Gold’), Kamchatka stonecrop (Sedum middendorfianum ssp. ellacombianum), John Creech sedum (Sedum ‘John Creech’), Japanese white spirea (Spiraea albiflora), Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica 'Coccinea', 'Everblooming', 'Little Princess', 'Neon Flash').

Top

Education Center: East: Mauve catmint (Nepeta mussinii), shrub rose (Rosa 'Lavender Dream'), Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica 'Pink Taffeta'). North Portico: Angelonia (Angelonia angustifolia 'Angelmist White Improved'), snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus 'Plum Blossom'), common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata Pink Blush' and 'Sonata White'), flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata 'Hummingbird Appleblossom'), Egyptian star cluster (Pentas lanceolata 'Butterfly Blush'), petunia (Petunia x hybrida 'Celebrity Chiffon Morn'), anise-scented sage (Salvia guaranitica 'Black & Blue'), coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Ox Blood').

Enabling Garden: Container Court: False goatsbeard (Astilbe ‘Maggie Daley’, ‘Sarma’), canna (Canna x generalis ‘Tropical Rose’), globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa ‘Lavender Lady’), impatiens (Impatiens walleriana ‘Tempo Wedgwood Mix’), blue stars (Laurentia axillaris ‘Sophia’), tree mallow (Lavatera trimestris ‘Beauty Mix’), geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum ‘Maverick Pink’), Egyptian star cluster (Pentas lanceolata ‘New Look Pink’), mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’), feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium ‘Santana White’), verbena (Verbena canadensis ‘Homestead Purple’), speedwell (Veronica ‘Goodness Grows’). Gallery Garden: Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans ‘Minnesota Red’), periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus ‘Mediterranean Apricot’), dianthus (Dianthus x allwoodii ‘Rainbow Loveliness Mix’), treasure flower (Gazania splendens ‘Daybreak Pink Shades’), bells of Ireland (Moluccella laevis), flowering tobacco (Nicotiana x sanderae ‘Saratoga Appleblossom’ and ‘Saratoga Red’), garden geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum ‘Sensation Mix’), peppermint geranium (Pelargonium tomentosum), Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica 'Neon Flash’), zinnia (Zinnia elegans ‘Oklahoma White’). Vista Garden: Threadleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’), yarrow (Achillea ‘Coronation Gold’), trailing fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus ‘Profusion’), Cambridge geranium (Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo Karmina’), American alumroot (Heuchera americana ‘Bressingham Bronze’), hosta (Hosta ‘Emerald Tiara’), New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri ‘Orange Flame’), impatiens (Impatiens walleriana ‘Firefly White’), impatiens (Impatiens walleriana ‘Pink Swirl’), English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Lavender Lady’), Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Becky’), cupflower (Nierembergia hippomanica ‘Purple Robe’), good luck plant (Oxalis tetraphylla ‘Iron Cross’), petunia (Petunia x hybrida ‘Purple Wave’), phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘Eva Cullum’), vesuvius meadow sage (Salvia x sylvestris 'Blaukuegal’, ‘Wesuwe’), summer savory (Satureja hortensis ‘Aromata’), nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus ‘Alaska’), viola (Viola tricolor ‘Alpine Summer’). Flower Walk: Angelonia (Angelonia angustiflora ‘AngelmistÒ Deep Plum Improved’), begonia (Begonia tuberhybrida hybrids ‘Non-Stop Yellow’), hosta (Hosta ‘August Moon’, ‘Blue Angel’), daylily (Hemerocallis ‘Sun Dried Tomatoes, ‘Dominic’, ‘Double Firecracker’, ‘Tangerine Twist’, ‘Countless Carrots’, ‘Bertie Ferris’), alum root (Heuchera americana ‘Purple Petticoats’), lantana (Lantana camara ‘Lucky Yellow’), Caspian perovskia (Perovskia abrotanoides ‘Superba’), Eastern ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo’).

Top

English Oak Meadow: Floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum ‘Blue Horizon’), Bachelor’s-buttons (Centaurea cyanus ‘Blue Boy’), common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Sensation mix’), blackfoot (Melampodium paludosum ‘Medallion’), black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta ‘Chimchiminee’), gloriosa daisy (Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima ‘Indian Summer’), scarlet sage (Salvia splendens ‘Blue Angel’), pincushion flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘QIS dark blue’), zinnia (Zinnia elegans ‘Ruffles hybrid’), zinnia (Zinnia elegans ‘Sunbow Golden Yellow’), zinnia (Zinnia elegans ‘Sunbow Orange’), zinnia (Zinnia peruviana ‘Yellow Peruvian’).

Top

English Walled Garden: Outside West: Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea), hybrid dahlias (Dahlia x hybrida ‘Honka’, ‘Bishop of Llandsaff’ and ‘Yellow Hammer’), yellow foxglove (Digitalis grandiflora), white Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium ‘Bartered Bride’), Renard geranium (Geranium renardii), bloody geranium (Geranium sanguineum), Mohrchen sedum (Hylotelephium ‘Mohrchen’), Asiatic lilies (Lilium), flowering tobacco (Nicotiana x sanderae ‘White Fragrant Cloud’ and Nicotiana sylvestris ‘Only the Lonely’), kordesii rose (Rosa ‘Champlain’), Texas sage (Salvia coccinea ‘Cherry Blossom’), anise-scented sage (Salvia guaranitica ‘Black & Blue’, ‘Argentina Skies’), Mexican bush sage (Salvia leucantha), Lubeca sage (Salvia nemorosa ‘Lubeca’), salvia (Salvia nemorosa ‘Ruegen’), garden sage (Salvia officinalis), purple sage (Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurea’), May Night sage (Salvia xsuperba ‘May Night’), lamb’s ears (Stachys byzantina), spike speedwell (Veronica spicata ‘Icicle’). Vista Garden: Yarrow (Achillea ‘Cloth of Gold’ and ‘Moonshine’), Farrer’s ladybells (Adenophora confusa), drumstick onion (Allium sphaerocephalum), snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus ‘Liberty Yellow’), Jupiter’s beard (Centranthus ruber ‘Star Ruber Mix’), Brunette bugbane (Cimicifuga ramosa ‘Brunette’), golden harvest clematis (Clematis ‘Golden Harvest’), larkspur (Consolida ambigua ‘Blue Shades’, ‘QIS Dark Blue’, ‘Snow Cloud’ and ‘White Cloud’), yellow corydalis (Corydalis lutea), several cultivars of daylily (Hemerocallis), shaggy hydrangea (Hydrangea heteromalla ‘Bretschneideri’), Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Alaska’), bee balm (Monarda ‘Cambridge Scarlet’), Persian catmint (Nepeta x faasenii ‘Six Hills Giant’), white regal lily (Lilium regale ‘Album’), Dropmore Scarlet honeysuckle (Lonicera x brownii ‘Dropmore Scarlet’), potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa ‘Farreri’ & ‘Vilmoriniana’), kordesii rose (Rosa ‘Ilse Krohn Superior’), Joseph Sage (Salvia viridis ‘Marble Arch Blue’), lamb’s ears (Stachys byzantina). Daisy Bed: Golden marguerite (Anthemis tinctora ‘Kelwayi’), pot marigolds (Calendula officinalis ‘Touch of Red Mix’), threadleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’ and ‘Early Sunrise’), coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa), purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’), Moerheim Beauty sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale ‘Moerheim Beauty’), sunflowers (Helianthus annuus), false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides), Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Switzerland’), climbing rose (Rosa ‘America’), floribunda rose (Rosa ‘Iceberg’), shrub rose (Rosa ‘Sally Holmes’), lamb’s-ears (Stachys byzantina), painted daisy (Tanacetum coccineum ‘Robinson’s Hybrids’), Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia ‘Torch’), purple mullein (Verbascum phoeniceum), Mexican zinnia (Zinnia haageana ‘Persian Carpet’). Cottage Garden: Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea), lady’s-mantle (Alchemilla mollis), astilbes, China aster (Callistephus chinensis ‘Matsumoto Mix’), various Clematis vines, Annabelle hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’), royal lily (Lilium regale), four o’clocks (Mirabilis jalapa ‘High Tea mix’), climbing roses (Rosa ‘John Davis’, ‘William Baffin’, ‘New Dawn’), nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus ‘Tip Top Alaska’), Brazilian vervain (Verbena bonariensis). Pergola: Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum), hollyhocks (Alcea), drumstick onion (Allium sphaerocephalum), borage (Borago officinalis), bush violets (Browallia speciosa ‘Bell Marine’, ‘Bell Silver’), black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa), many clematis (including Clematis ‘Mrs. Chalmondeley’), annual larkspur (Consolida ambigua ‘QIS Dark Blue’), hybrid pink (Dianthus ‘Ideal Magical Mix’), cheddar pink (Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Mountain Mist’), wood spurge (Euphorbia amygdaloides ‘Purpurea’), Johnson’s Blue geranium (Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’), climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris), oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia), hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis), rose mallow (Lavatera trimestris ‘Beauty Mix’), German chamomile (Matricaria recutita), mauve catnip (Nepeta mussinii ‘Blue Wonder’), flowering tobacco (Nicotiana sylvestris ‘Only the Lonely’), Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium), parsley (Petroselinium crispum ‘Italian Dark’), Jacob’s ladder (Polemonium viscosum ‘Blue Whirl’), anise-scented sage (Salvia guaranitica ‘Argentina Skies’), sedums (Sedum obtusifolium, S. sempervivoides), nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus ‘Glorious Gleam Mix’), zinnias. Containers: Angelwing begonia (Begonia ‘Good ‘n Plenty’), borage (Borago officinalis), California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), everbearing strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa ‘Fresca’), various sweet peas (Lathyrus), scented geraniums (Pelargoniums), and pansies (Viola x wittrockiana ‘Bingo Clear Azure’ and ‘Universal Plus Blue’).

Top

Heritage Garden: Goose Sculpture: Dahlia pinnata 'Bishop's Children'. Containers: Pitcher sage (Salvia azurea ‘Nekan’), Mexican blue sage (Salvia chamaedryoides), anise-scented sage (Salvia guaranitica ‘Omaha Gold), salvia ‘Indigo Spires’ (Salvia farinacea x longispicata ‘Indigo Spires), Mexican bush sage (Salvia leucantha), Salvia nemorosa, Sinaloa sage (Salvia sinaloensis), Sinaloa sage ‘Blue Angel’. Africa: Flaxleaf pimpernel (Anagallis monellii ‘Skylover’), natal palm (Carissa macrocarpa), gray-leaved euryops (Euryops pectinatus), gazania (Gazania splendens ‘Daybreak Pink Shades’), edging lobelia (Lobelia erinus 'Crystal Palace'), nemesia (Nemesia caerulea), African daisy (Osteospermum ‘Nasinga Pink’ and ‘Passion Mix’), moss rose (Portulaca grandiflora ‘Sundial Peppermint’), night phlox (Zaluzianskya capensis). Asia: Caucasian spurge (Andrachne colchica), cornflower (Centaurea moschata ‘The Bride’), Flanders poppy (Papaver commutatum ‘Lady Bird’). Australia: Australian drumsticks (Craspedia globosa ‘Goldstick’), eucalyptus (Eucalyptus cinerea ‘Silver Dollar’), strawflower (Helichrysum King Size Silver Rose), fan flower (Scaevola aemula ‘New Blue Wonder’). Europe: Greek yarrow (Achillea ageratifolia), bachelor’s button (Centaurea cyanus ‘Blue Diadem’), mountain bluet (Centaurea montana), French cranesbill (Geranium endressii ‘Wargave Pink’, candytuft (Iberis crenata and Iberis umbellata ‘Appleblossom’), Narbonne flax (Linum narbonense ‘Heavenly Blue’), senecio (Senecio ciliocarpa polypodon), violas (Viola 'Skippy Blueberry', 'Sorbet Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow'). Japan: Japanese plume thistle (Cirsium japonicum ‘Pink and Rose Beauty’), yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata ‘Alexander’), superb snakeweed (Polygonum bistorta 'Superba'). North America: California poppy (Eschscholzia californica ‘White Linen’, 'Purple Gleam'), euphorbia (Euphorbia marginata ‘Summer Icicle’), globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa ‘Lavender Lady’), velvet night alumroot (Heuchera americana ‘Velvet Night’), Carolina phlox (Phlox carolina ‘Magnificence’), moss phlox (Phlox subulata ‘Emerald Blue’), mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’), Silene pendula ‘Peach Blossom’, meadow rue (Thalictrum aquilegifolium) spiderwort (Tradescantia x andersoniana ‘J.C. Weguelin’ and ‘Snowcap’), golden eye zinnia (Zinnia angustifolia ‘Golden Eye’). South America: Trailing petunia (Calibrachoa Superbells™ ‘Salmon Pink’), cleome (Cleome hassleriana ‘Color Fountains Mix’) lupine (Lupinus hartwegii ssp. cruikshankii 'Sunrise' and ‘Fairy Pink’), verbena (Verbena erinoides ‘Lavender Mist’), sandpaper verbena (Verbena venosa). Aster Family: Floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum 'Red Sea'), giant English daisies (Bellis perennis 'Goliath Mixed'), strawflower (Helichrysum King Size Silver Rose), false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Summer Sun’), Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum maximum 'White Knight'), African daisies (Osteospermum ‘Nasinga Pink’, 'Lemon Symphony', ‘Passion Mix’). Borage Family: Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens ‘Marine’), forget-me-nots (Myosotis sylvatica ‘Rosylva’ & ‘Royal Blue Improved’), red comfrey (Symphytum 'Rubrum'), blue comfrey (Symphytum caucasicum), Hidcote blue comfrey (Symphytum grandiflorum 'Hidcote Blue'), common comfrey (Symphytum officinale). Buttercup Family: Black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa), branched bugbane (Cimicifuga ramosa ‘Brunette’), clematis (Clematis ‘Henri’ and ‘Polish Spirit’), love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena ‘Miss Jekyll’ & ‘Persian Rose’), Spanish fennel flower (Nigella hispanica ‘Exotica’), double creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens ‘Pleniflorus’), purple columbine meadowrue (Thalictrum aquilegifolium ‘Purpureum’). Mint Family: Coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides ‘Palisandra’), Siberian motherwort (Leonurus sibiricus), mealy cup sage (Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’). Nightshade Family: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum ‘Sun Gold’ & Tigerella’), flowering tobacco (Nicotiana x sanderae ‘Lime Green’), hybrid petunia (Petunia x hybrida ‘Dreams Midnight Blue’), Butterfly flower (Schizanthus ‘Angel Wings’). Pea Family: Sweet pea (Lathyrus sativus 'Azureus'), sweet pea (Lathyrus latifolius matucana & Lathyrus latifolius ‘White Pearl’), sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus ‘King Size Navy Blue’ & ‘Midnight’), lupine Rose Family: Potentilla ‘Melton Fire’. Verbena Family: Lantana (Lantana camara 'Peaches & Cream' and ‘Pink Caprice’), purpletop or Brazilian vervain (Verbena bonariensis), sandpaper verbena (Verbena venosa), verbena (Verbena x hybrida 'Waterfall Mix'). Physic Bed: Moonshine yarrow (Achillea ‘Moonshine’), pot marigold (Calendula officinalis ‘Kablouna Mixed’), black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa), prairie smoke (Geum triflorum), California poppy (Eschscholzia californica 'Sunbeam' and 'Purple Gleam'), St Mary’s thistle (Silybum marianum ‘Adriana’), paracress (Spilanthes acmella ‘Peek-a-boo’), nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus ‘Whirlybird Cream’), valerian (Valeriana officinalis ‘Anthos’), viola (Viola ‘Etain’). Aquatic Pools: Water canna (Canna glauca ‘Constitution’ and ‘Ra’), water lily (Nymphaea ‘Afterglow’, ‘Blue Daisy’, ‘General Pershing’, ‘Hilary’, & ‘Star of Zanzibar’). Linnaeus Meadow: Common bugleweed (Ajuga reptans ‘Purple Torch’), birthwort (Aristolochia clematitis), Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia), floribunda rose (Rosa ‘Nearly Wild’), Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica cvs.), tamarisk (Tamarix ramosissima).

Top

Lakeside Gardens: Citronella yarrow (Achillea 'Citronella'), Lady's mantle (Alchemilla mollis), blue globe onion (Allium caeruleum), false goatsbeard (Astilbe japonica 'Deutschland', A. 'Elisabeth'), shieldleaf rodgersflower (Astilboides tabularis), Dalmatian bellflower (Campanula portenschlagiana 'Birch's Hybrid'), bristly sedge (Carex comosa), smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria 'Daydream'), umbrella plant (Darmera peltata), tufted hair grass (Deschampsia caespitosa), purplr coneflower (Echinacea purpurea + cv. 'Magnus'), small globethistle (Echinops ritro), rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium), Brookside geranium (Geranium 'Brookside'), ashy cranesbill (Geranium cinereum 'Ballerina'), bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum), daylilies (Hemerocallis 'Evening Moonlight', 'Lady Eva', 'Summer Wine', 'Vintage Bordeaux' coral bells (Heuchera sanguinea 'Mount St. Helens' & 'Raspberry Regal'), Big Daddy hosta (Hosta 'Big Daddy', 'Fragrant Blue', 'Sum & Substance'), Japanese iris (Iris ensata 'Haku-Botan', 'Royal Robe'), common rush (Juncus effusus), crimson pincushion (Knautia macedonica), spike gayfeather (Liatris spicata 'Kobold'), Przewalski's goldenray (Ligularia prszewalskii), yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata), beebalm (Monarda didyma 'Blue Stocking', 'Violet Queen'), catmint (Nepeta x faassenii 'Six Hills Giant'), Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia), giant fleeceflower (Persicaria polymorphum), mountain fleeceflower (Polygonum amplexicaule 'Fire Tail'), Superb snakeweed (Polygonum bistorta 'Superba'), Carefree Beauty® rose (Rosa 'Bucbi'), Carefree Delight® rose (Rosa 'Meipotal'), Flower Carpet White® rose (Rosa 'Noaschnee'), swamp rose (Rosa palustris), Bourbon rose (Rosa 'Zephirine Drouhin'), shining coneflower (Rudbeckia nitida 'Herbstonne'), anise-scented sage (Salvia guaranitica + cv. 'Argentine Skies'), Mexican bush sage (Salvia leucantha), May Night meadow sage (Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht'), Japanese burnet (Sanguisorba obtusa), holy flax (Santolina rosmarinifolia), lamb's-ears (Stachys byzantina 'Helene Von Stein').

Landscape Gardens: East End: Canna (Canna x generalis ‘Pretoria’), sulphur cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus ‘Cosmic Orange’), gloriosa daisy (Rudbeckia hirta ‘Indian Summer’), Texas sage (Salvia coccinea ‘Forest Fire’), Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia ‘Fiesta del Sol). Viburnum Walk and Outside: Floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum ‘Blue Horizon’), German garlic (Allium senescens), butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), Carpathian bellflower (Campanula carpatica ‘Blue Clips’), cleome (Cleome hassleriana ‘Sparkler Lavender’), pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida), globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa ‘Gnome Pink’), Kalm St. Johnswort (Hypericum kalmianum), crimson pincushion (Knautia macedonica), wild petunia (Ruellia humilis), Little Princess spirea (Spiraea japonica ‘Little Princess’). Rock Garden : Yellow corydalis (Corydalis lutea), bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum), Minuteman hosta (Hosta ‘Minuteman’), Fireworks sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa ‘Fireworks’), Ozark sundrops (Oenothera macrocarpa ‘Silver Blade’), Texas sage (Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’), Bailey’s Gold stonecrop (Sedum floriferum ‘Weihenstephener Gold’), hexagon stonecrop (Sedum sexangulare), hens and chicks (Sempervivum montanum ), Oriental catchfly (Silene compacta), big betony (Stachys grandiflora ‘Rosea’), common thyme (Thymus vulgaris). Traditional Bed: Lady’s-mantle (Alchemilla mollis ‘Auslese’), Becky Shasta daisy (Chrysanthemum x superbum ‘Becky’), clematis (Clematis ‘Madame Julia Correvon’ and ‘Mrs. Cholmondeley’), Italian clematis (Clematis x viticella ‘Etoile Violette’ and ‘Polish Spirit’), threadleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata ‘Golden Showers’), Annabelle hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’), Asiatic upfacing lily (Lilium ‘La Toya’), hollyhock mallow (Malva alcea ‘Fastigiata’), catmint (Nepeta x faassenii ‘Blue Wonder’), garden phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘Bright Eyes’), Sunny Border Blue speedwell (Veronica ‘Sunny Border Blue’). Cool Colors North: Spiny acanthus (Acanthus spinosissimus), clustered bellflower (Campanula glomerata ‘Joan Elliot’), Serbian bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana), English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Munstead’), wide leaf sea lavender (Limonium latifolium), catmint (Nepeta x faassenii ‘Blue Wonder’), pink mist dove scabiosa (Scabiosa columbaria ‘Pink Mist’). Cool Colors South: Blue globe onion (Allium caeruleum), Chinese astilbe (Astilbe chinensis ‘Visions’), superb fall astilbe (Astilbe chinensis xtaquetii ‘Superba’), peach-bells (Campanula persicifolia ‘Telham Beauty’), Serbian bellflower (Campanula porcharskyana), Himalayan geranium (Geranium himalayense), Siberian catmint (Nepeta siberica ‘Souvenir d’Andre Chaudron’), garden phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘Katherine’). Pond and Stream: Masterwort (Astrantia major ‘Alba’ and ‘Lars’), Serbian bellflower (Campanula porscharskyana), sedge (Carex glauca), belladonna delphinium (Delphinium x belladonna ‘Bellamosum’), Black Knight delphinium (Delphinium ‘Black Knight’), Japanese meadowsweet (Filipendula purpurea ‘Elegans’), variegated Queen-of-the-meadow (Filipendula ulmaria ‘Variegata’), water forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides), Persian catmint (Nepeta x faassenii ‘Souvenir d’Andre Chaudron’), nepeta (Nepeta subsessilis ‘Sensibilis’), polyantha rose (Rosa ‘The Fairy’), Kordesii rose (Rosa ‘Henry Kelsey’), scented sage (Salvia guaranitica ‘Argentina Skies’), perennial sage (Salvia x sylvestris ‘May Night’), wooly speedwell (Veronica incana). Ericaceous Bed: Brazilian verbena (Verbena bonariensis). Easy-to-Grow: Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’), decorative dahlia (Dahlia x hybrida ‘Japanese Bishop’ and ‘Lemon Kiss’), Montrose Ruby alumroot (Heuchera ‘Montrose Ruby’), Asiatic upfacing lily (Lilium ‘Connecticut King’), Jacob Cline beebalm (Monarda ‘Jacob Cline’), Persian catmint (Nepeta x faassenii ‘Souvenir d’Andre Chaudron’), garden phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘Zion’), shrub rose (Rosa ‘Marjorie Fair’), Kordesii rose (Rosa ‘Henry Kelsey’). Herb Garden: Yarrow (Achillea ‘Anthea’), garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), giant angelica (Angelica gigas), double-flowered Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile ‘Flore Pleno’), Japanese parsley (Cryptotaenia japonica), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Munstead’) grandiflora rose (Rosa ‘Apothecary’s Rose’), (blue comfrey (Symphytum caucasicum), nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus ‘Cherry Red’). Fragrant Herb Garden: Munstead lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Munstead’), fruity geranium (Pelargonium ‘Fruity’), pine geranium (Pelargonium denticulation ‘Pine’), scented geranium (Pelargonium odoratissimum ‘Apple’), orange scented geranium (Pelargonium x citrosum ‘Prince of Orange’), strawberry geranium (Pelargonium x scarborovia ‘Strawberry’). Junior Railroad Garden: Mini daisy (Bellium minutum), flossflower (Ageratum houstonianum ‘Hawaii Royal’), Swan River daisy (Brachycome iberidifolia ‘Strawberry Mousse’), pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia), Clauss hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli), twinspur (Diascia barberae (‘Sun Chimes Peach’), trailing fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus ‘Profusion’), hardy fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica ‘Aurea’),fuchsia (Fuchsia microphylla ‘Isis’), bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum), Annabelle hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’), dwarf impatiens (Impatiens walleriana ‘Mini Firefly Pink, Violet, and White’), blue star creeper (Laurentia fluvatilis), lobelia (Lobelia erinus ‘Regatta Midnight Blue’), alyssum (Lobularia maritima ‘Snow Crystals’), creeping mazus (Mazus reptans), pouch nemesia (Nemesia strumosa ‘Blueberry Sachet’ and ‘Orange Prince’), berry lobelia (Pratia pedunculata ‘Country Park’), Corsica pearlwort (Sagina subulata), creeping zinnia (Sanvitalia procumbens ‘Golden Aztec’), stringy stonecrop (Sedum sarmentosum ), Alpine Japanese spirea (Spirea japonica ‘Alpina’).

Top

Native Plant Garden: Woods: spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium), Canada columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), enchanter's nightshade (Circaea quadrisulcata), bottlebrush grass (Hystrix patula), Canada lily (Lilium canadense), foxglove beard-tongue (Penstemon digitalis), shrub cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa), fragrant raspberry (Rubus odoratus). Bird Area: Bur sedge (Carex grayi), lance coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata), queen-of-the-prairie (Filipendula rubra),. culver's root (Veronicastrum virginicum). Prairie: Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), white wild indigo (Baptisia leucantha), prairie sedge (Carex bicknellii), Carex violacea, prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata), pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida), rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium), queen-of-the-prairie (Filipendula rubra), quinine (Parthenium integrifolium), mountain mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium), wild petunia (Ruellia humilis), early goldenrod (Solidago juncea).

Top

Rose Garden: Roses in bloom: Bourbon: 'Souvenir de la Malmaison'. Climber: 'New Dawn'. Damask: 'Rose de Rescht'. Floribunda: 'Antigua', Bonica®, 'Chuckles', 'Europeana', 'Fashion', 'Iceberg', Kaleidoscope®, 'Lavaglut'®, Margaret Merril®, 'Playboy', Sarabande®, Scentimental®, Singin' in the Rain™. Grandiflora: Candelabra™, Crimson Bouquet™, Gold Medal, Love, Scarlet Knight™. Hybrid Moyesii: 'Nevada'. Hybrid Musk: 'Prosperity'. Hybrid Rugosa: 'Dart's Dash', 'Monte Casino'. Hybrid Tea: 'Antigua', 'Dainty Bess', Dolly Paeton®, 'Elina', Garden Party®, Ingrid Bergman®, Love and Peace™, Olympiad™, Pristine®, Smooth Prince®, Sunset Celebration™, Tiffany, Tropicana ™. Kordesii: 'Champlain', 'John Cabot', 'John Davis'. Miniature: 'Beauty Secret', Cupcake™, Gizmo™, Gourmet Popcorn™, 'Green Ice', Magic Carousel®, Mini Pearl®, 'Nozomi', 'Scarlet Moss', Starina®, Sun Sprinkles™. Polyantha: 'Katharina Zeimet'. Rambler: American Pillar®. Shrub: Abraham Darby®, All that Jazz®, 'Appleblossom', Carefree Delight®, Carefree Sunshine®, 'Country Dancer', Dream Cloud™, English Garden®, 'George Vancouver', 'Golden Wings', 'Hawkeye Belle', Heritage®, Knockout™, 'Prairie Harvest', 'Seafoam', Starry Night™, 'Will Scarlet'. Companion plants: Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'), catmint (Nepeta x faassenii 'Walker's Low', Nepeta mussinii 'Blue Wonder'), periwinkle (Vinca minor 'Bowlesii' & 'Burgundy'). Linden Allee: Containers: tuberous begonias (Begonia Tuberhybrida Hybrids 'Non-stop White'), flowering tobacco (Nicotiana x sanderae 'Saratoga Lime'), pinkhead knotweed (Polygonum capitatum), throatwort (Trachelium caeruleum 'Devotion White'), garden verbena (Verbena x hybrida 'Aztec White'), zinnia (Zinnia angustifolia 'Crystal White').

Sensory Garden: Meadow & Entrance: False goatsbeard (Astilbe x arendsii 'Irrlicht’), golden clematis (Clematis tangutica 'Radar Love’), honeysuckle fuchsia (Fuchsia triphylla ‘Gartenmeister Rohenstedt’), trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens ‘Cedar Lane’), garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina 'Top Knot Mix’). Raised Beds: Fragrant Raised Bed — heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens ‘Fragrant Delight’), sweetpea (Lathyrus odoratus ‘Matucana’), flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata ‘Havanna Dark Purple’ ‘Fragrant Cloud White’), cinnamon basil (Ocimum basilicum ‘Cinnamon’), hybrid petunia (Petunia x hybrida ‘Rainmaster’), shrub rose (Rosa odorata ‘Mayor of Casterbridge’), autumn sage (Salvia greggii 'Navajo Cream’, Navajo Dark Purple’), French marigold (Tagetes patula ‘Moonlight’), signet marigold (Tagetes tenuifolia ‘Lemon Gem’),veined verbena (Verbena rigida ‘Old Royal Fragrance’). Color Raised Bed — Angelmist (Angelonia angustifolia ‘Deep Plum Improved’), bloodflower (Asclepias curassavica ‘ Silky Scarlet’), Italian clematis (Clematis viticella ‘Polish Spirit’), mason montbretia (Crocosmia masoniorum), heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens ‘Marine’), lantana (Lantana camara ‘Dallas Red’), hybrid petunia (Petunia x hybrida ‘Cascadia Improved Charlie’), gloriosa daisy (Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima "Indian Summer’), wild petunia (Ruellia elegans), French marigold (Tagetes patula ‘La Bamba’), fameflower (Talinum paniculatum ‘Aurea’), Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia ‘Fiesta Del Sol’), verbena (Verbena x hybrida ‘Aztec Silver Magic’), dwarf zinnia (Zinnia angustifolia ‘Star Gold’, ’Splendor Scarlet’), zinnia (Zinnia elegans ‘Profusion Orange’). Textured Raised Bed — Strawberry firetails (Acalypha repens), floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum ‘Leilani Blue’), lady’s mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris), amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus ‘Pygmy Torch’), green eyes (Berlandiera lyrata), cockscomb (Celosia argentea 'Amigo Mahogany Red’), chocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus), purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea ‘Kim’s Knee High), gray-leaved euryops (Euryops pectinatus), sweet-scented tobacco (Nicotiana suaveolens), sage (Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’).. Woodland Walk: lilyleaf ladybells (Adenophora liliifolia), bloodflower (Asclepias curassavica ‘Silky Scarlet’), mountain bluet (Centaurea montana), double greater celandine (Chelidonium majus ‘Flore Pleno’), yellow corydalis (Corydalis lutea), purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea ‘Cygnet White’), false sunflower (Helianthus helianthoides), Kalm St. Johnswort (Hypericum kalmianum), Maltese cross (Lychnis chalcedonicum), giant cowslip (Primula florindae), flowering raspberry (Rubus odoratus), early meadowrue (Thalictrum dioicum), culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Apollo’). Hilltop Overlook: Giant hyssop (Agastache anisata ‘Fragrant Delight’), Chinese astilbe (Astilbe chinensis ‘Vision in Pink’), Serbian bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana), desert thornapple (Datura discolor), sweet William (Dianthus barbatus ‘Sooty’), honeysuckle fuchsia (Fuchsia triphylla ‘Gartenmeister Rohnstedt’), heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens ‘Marine’), plantain lily (Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’), regal lily (Lilium regale) Maltese cross (Lychnis chalcedonicum), floribunda rose (Rosa ‘Iceberg’), sage (Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’, sage (Salvia transsylvanica), verbena (Verbena x hybrida ‘Aztec Silver Magic’).

Top

The Water Gardens: Southern water plantain (Alisma subcordatum), swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), many sedges, including crested oval sedge (Carex cristatella), field oval sedge (Carex molesta), river sedge (Carex lacustris), prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata), needle spike rush (Eleocharis acicularis), rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium), common rush (Juncus effusus), round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata), hardy waterlilies (Nymphaea 'Colorado', 'Wucai'), sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera 'Shirokunshi'), pickerel rush (Pontederia cordata), great bulrush (Scirpus validus var. creber), rosin weed (Silphium integrifolium), prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata).

Waterfall Garden: Upper Level: False goatsbeard (Astilbe x arendsii ‘Fanal’ -red), false goatsbeard (Astilbe x arendsii 'White Gloria'), Chinese astilbe (Astilbe chinensis including ‘Davidii’ and ‘Visions’), bush violet (Browallia speciosa ‘Blue Bells’), daylily (Hemerocallis 'Scarlet Oak'), Hosta 'Bressingham Blue', A. rosea ‘Peach Blossom’, tree spirea (Sorbaria arborea var. glabrata), Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia), wishbone flower (Torenia fournieri 'Summer Wave Blue'). Middle Level: False goatsbeard (Astilbe x arendsii ‘White Gloria’), false goatsbeard (Astilbe x arendsii ‘Diamond'), Ostrich Plume false goatsbeard (Astilbe thunbergii 'Straussenfeder' -tall pink), bush violet (Browallia speciosa ‘Blue Bells’), butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii ‘Nanho Purple’), spotted bellflower (Campanula punctata 'Rubriflora'), Georgia bush honeysuckle (Diervilla rivularis), bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum ‘Elsbeth’), Svelte lilac cranesbill (Geranium himalayense ‘Svelte’), Pocket Full of Gold daylily (Hemerocallis ‘Poczan’), dwarf alps honeysuckle (Lonicera alpigena ‘Nana’), everblooming honeysuckle (Lonicera heckrottii), Hosta ‘Solar Flare’, shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum), hybrid rugosa rose (Rosa ‘Max Graf’ & 'White Max Graf'), wishbone flower (Torenia fournieri 'Summer Wave Blue'), spiderwort (Tradescantia subaspera), cut-leaved chaste tree (Vitex negundo var. heterophylla). Bottom Level: Keeled garlic (Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum), Georgia bush honeysuckle (Diervilla rivularis), rock cranesbill (Geranium himalayense ‘Gravetye’), bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum ‘Elsbeth’), 'Sunburst' daylily (Hemerocallis 'Final Touch'), Hosta 'Sun Power' and ‘Lemon Lime’, Kalimeris integrifolia, white dragon knotweed (Polygonum polymorphum), hybrid rugosa rose (Rosa ‘Max Graf’ ), Froebel spirea (Spiraea x bumalda 'Froebelii'), wishbone flower (Torenia fournieri 'Summer Wave Blue'). North of Entrance: Astilbes including A. arendsii ‘White Gloria’, ‘Fanal’, ‘Diamond’ and ‘Etna’, queen-of-the-prairie (Filipendula rubra 'Venusta'), shrub bush-clover (Lespedeza bicolor), alpine rose (Rosa pendulina), spiderwort (Tradescantia 'Double Trouble'), trailing verbena (Verbena ‘Tapien Pink’).

Top

Home
leaf

| Site Map | General Information | What's New? | What's in Bloom |
| Education | Plant Information | Visiting the Garden | Calendar | Membership |
| Explore the Gardens | Illinois' Best Plants | Garden Gifts | Scientific Programs |
| Facility Rental | Plant Collections | Library | Search |

Copyright © 1997-2003 Chicago Botanic Garden. All Rights Reserved.
1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022
The Chicago Botanic Garden is owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County.

Credits

Last revised on: Wednesday, July 16, 2003