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The Plant Life of the Lurie Garden


Overview
Perennials and Bulbs of the Lurie Garden

Perennials and bulbs return each year in the garden. They also provide a significant amount of color and unique forms.

Achillea ‘Credo’
Yarrow

Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’
Giant Hyssop

Allium atropurpureum ‘Purple Sensation’
Purple Sensation Allium

Allium aflatunense "Purple Sensation"
Ornamental Onion

Allium christophii
Star of Persia

Allium senescens ‘Glaucum’
German Garlic

Allium sphaerocephalon
Drumstick Allium

Allium ‘Summer Beauty’
Ornamental Onion

Amsonia hubrechtii
Arkansas Blue Star

Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’
Blue Star

Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia
Willowleaf Blue Star

Anemone blanda ‘Blue Shades’
Grecian Windflower

Anemone hupehensis ‘Praecox’
Japanese Anenome

Anemone hupehensis ‘Splendens’
Japanese Anenome

Anemone japonica ‘Honorine Jobert’
Japanese Anenome

Anemone leveillei
Windflower

Aruncus ‘Horatio’
Goatsbeard

Asclepias incarnata
Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Weed

Aster divaricatus
White Wood Aster

Aster lateriflorus ‘Horizontalis’
Calico Aster

Aster novae-angliae ‘Violetta’
New England Aster

Aster oblongifolius ‘October Skies’
October Skies Aster

Aster tataricus ‘Jindai’
Tatarican Aster

Astilbe chinensis var. taquetii ‘Purpurlanze’
Purple Lance Astilbe

Astrantia major ‘Claret’
Masterwort

Astrantia major ‘Roma’
Masterwort

Baptisia leucantha
Wild White Indigo

Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’
Hybrid Wild Indigo

Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta
Calamint

Camassia cusickii
Quamash

Camassia leichtlinii ‘Blue Danube’
Quamash

Campanula glomerata ‘Caroline’
Clustered Bellflower

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Plumbago

Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’
Glory of the Snow

Chionodoxa luciliae ‘Violet Beauty’
Glory of the Snow

Coreopsis ‘Golden Showers’
Threadleaf Tickseed

Crocus tommasinianus ‘Ruby Giant’
Tommy Crocus

Dalea purpurea
Purple Prairie Clover

Datisca cannabina
Datisca

Digitalis ferruginea
Rusty Foxglove

Dodecatheon meadia ‘Aphrodite’
Shooting Star

Echinacea pallida
Pale Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea ‘Green Edge’
Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea ‘Rubinglow’
Coneflower

Echinacea tennesseensis
Tennessee Coneflower

Echinacea ‘Orange Meadowbrite’
Coneflower

Echinacea ‘Sunset’
Coneflower

Echinops bannaticus ‘Blue Glow’
Globe Thistle

Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulfureum’
Bishop's Hat or Barrenwort

Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Lilafee’
Longspur Barrenwort

Eryngium bourgatii
Mediterranean Sea Holly

Eryngium yuccifolium
Rattlesnake Master

Eupatorium maculatum ‘Gateway’
Joe Pye Weed

Eupatorium maculatum ‘Purple Bush’
Joe Pye Weed

Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’
White Snake Root

Filipendula rubra ‘Venusta Magnifica’
Queen of the Prairie

Fritillaria pallidiflora
Fritillary

Gentiana andrewsii
Bottle Gentian

Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Karmina’
Cranesbill

Geranium ‘Jolly Bee’
Cranesbill

Geranium ‘Brookside’
Cranesbill

Geranium ‘Dilys’
Cranesbill

Geranium phaeum f. album
Dusky Cranesbill

Geum rivale ‘Flames of Passion’
Avens or Indian Chocolate

Geum triflorum
Prairie Smoke

Geranium x oxonianum ‘Claridge Druce’
Cranesbill

Geranium sanguineum ‘Max Frei’
Cranesbill

Geranium soboliferum
Cranesbill

Gillenia trifoliata
Bowman's Root

Helenium ‘Rubinzwerg’
Sneezeweed or Helen's Flower

Helleborus orientalis
Lenten Rose

Hemerocallis ‘Gentle Shepherd’
Daylily

Hemerocallis ‘Chicago Apache’
Daylily

Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’
Coral Bell

Heuchera micrantha var. diversifolia ‘Palace Purple’
Coral Flower

Heuchera richardsonii
Alum Root

Hosta ‘Blue Angel’
Hosta

Hosta ‘Halcyon’
Hosta

Hosta ‘Royal Standard’
Hosta

Hosta ‘White Triumphator’
Hosta

Inula magnifica ‘Sonnestrahl’
Fleabane

Jeffersonia diphylla
Twinleaf

Kalimeris incisa
Cast-iron Plant

Knautia macedonica
Knautia

Liatris spicata
Blazing Star

Liatris spicata ‘Alba’
White Blazing Star

Limonium latifolium
Sea Lavender

Lythrum alatum
Loosestrife

Mertensia virginica
Virginia Bluebells

Monarda didyma ‘Scorpion’
Bee Balm

Muscari armeniacum ‘Superstar’
Grape Hyacinth

Narcissus ‘Lemon Drops’
Daffodil

Nepeta faassenii ‘Kit Kat’
Catmint

Nepeta faassenii ‘Walker's Low’
Catmint

Nepeta subsessilis ‘Sweet Dreams’
Catmint

Origanum vulgare ‘Herrenhausen’
Oregano

Paeonia lactiflora ‘Jan Van Leeuwen’
Herbaceous Peony

Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Firedance’
Knotweed

Persicaria polymorpha
White Dragon Knotweed

Phlomis tuberosa ‘Amazone’
Phlomis

Phlox paniculata ‘Blue Paradise’
Garden Phlox

Phlox divaricata ‘Clouds of Perfume’
Wild Sweet William

Polystichum setiferum ‘Herrenhausen’
Soft Shield Fern

Pycnanthemum multicum
Mountain Mint

Rodgersia pinnata ‘Superba’
Featherleaf Rodgersia

Rudbeckia occidentalis ‘Black Beauty’
Coneflower

Ruellia humilis
Wild Petunia

Salvia x sylvestris ‘Amethyst’
Meadow Sage

Salvia x sylvestris ‘Blue Hill’
Meadow Sage

Salvia x sylvestris ‘Dear Anja’
Meadow Sage

Salvia x sylvestris ‘May Night’
Meadow Sage

Salvia x sylvestris ‘Rugen’
Meadow Sage

Salvia x sylvestris ‘Wesuwe’
Meadow Sage

Salvia azurea
Blue Sage

Salvia glutinosa
Sticky Sage

Salvia pratensis ‘Pink Delight’
Cherry Sage

Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Meadow Sage

Sanguisorba menziesii
Burnet

Sanguisorba canadensis ‘Red Thunder’
Canadian Burnet

Saponaria x lempergii ‘Max Frei’
Soapwort

Scilla mischtschenkoana
Turbergen Squill

Scutellaria incana
Skullcap

Sedum ‘Red Cauli’
Sedum

Sedum x hybrida ‘Bertram Anderson’
Stonecrop

Silphium laciniatum
Compass Plant

Smilacina racemosa
False Solomon's Seal

Solidago ‘Fireworks’
Goldenrod

Stachys minima
Betony

Stachys officinalis ‘Hummelo’
Betony or Hedgenettle

Stachys officinalis ‘Rosea’
Betony or Hedgenettle

Thalictrum delavayi ‘Elfin’
Meadow Rue

Tradescantia ‘Concord Grape’
Spiderwort

Tricyrtis formosana
Toad Lily

Tricyrtis x ‘Tojen’
Toad Lily

Tulipa aucheriana
Tulip

Tulipa bakeri ‘Lilac Wonder’
Tulip

Tulipa ‘Ballade’
Tulip

Tulipa ‘Don Quichotte’
Tulip

Tulipa ‘Ivory Floradale’
Tulip

Tulipa ‘Maureen’
Tulip

Tulipa ‘Purissima’
Tulip

Tulipa ‘Queen of the Night’
Tulip

Tulipa ‘Spring Green’
Tulip

Tulipa hageri ‘Splendens’
Tulip

Tulipa polychroma
Tulip

Tulipa turkestanica
Tulip

Tulipa urumiensis
Tulip

Tulipa wilsoniana
Tulip

Veronica ‘Eveline’
Speedwell

Veronica longifolia ‘Lila Karina’
Speedwell

Veronica longifolia ‘Pink Damask’
Speedwell

Veronica spicata ‘Giles Van Hees’
Speedwell

Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Pink Glow’
Culver's Root

Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Rosea’
Culver's Root

Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Temptation’
Culver's Root

Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Diane’
Culver's Root

Zizia aurea
Golden Alexanders


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