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The Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs are organized based on plant type and location. For example, the Rose Garden, true to its name, holds primarily roses.

Each listed plant includes a picture, Latin name, common name and type. Each row can be clicked on to navigate to the plant specific page with further information.

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Common Name	Latin Name	Type	Gardens
Summer Pastels Yarrow	Achillea millefolium ‘Summer Pastels’	Perennial	Swan
Above and Beyond Rose	Rosa 'ZLEeltonStrack'	Shrub	Wall 1
Adelaide Hoodless Rose	Rosa 'Adelaide Hoodless'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs, Wall 2
Alberta beardtongue	Penstemon albertinus	Native Perennial	Crevice
Alexander Mackenzie Rose	Rosa x 'Alexander Mackenzie'	Shrub	Rose
Alika Rose	Rosa 'Alika'		Shakespeare
Alpine Alumroot	Heuchera cylindrica var alpina	Native perennial	Crevice
Alpine Apricot, Briancon Apricot Marmot plum	Prunus brigantina	Fruit Tree	Edible
Alpine Apricot, Briancon Apricot Marmot plum	Prunus brigantina	Fruit Tree	Trees Shrubs
Alpine Arnica	Arnica angustifolia subsp alpina	Native Perennial	Crevice
Alpine Bells	Primula (Cortusa) matthiola	Perennial	Crevice
Alpine Bistort	Polygonum viviparum	Native Perennial	Crevice
Alpine Catchfly	Silene suecica	Perennial	Crevice
Alpine Cinquefoil	Potentilla hyparctica v Nana	Native Perennial	Crevice
Alpine Cinquefoil	Potentilla hyparctica	Native Perennial	Crevice
Alpine Cinquefoil	Potentilla sp	Perennial	Crevice
Alpine Fescue	Festuca brachyphylla	Native grass	Crevice
Alpine Locoweed	Oxytropis podocarpa	Native Perennial	Crevice
Alpine Pink	Dianthus arpadianus	Perennial	Crevice
Alpine Pussytoes	Antennaria alpina	Native perennial	Crevice
Alpine Rock Jasmine	Androsace carnea	Perennial	Crevice
Alumroot	Heuchera cylindrica	Native perennial	Crevice
Amber Jubilee Ninebark	Physocarpus opulifolius 'Jefam'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
American Bittersweet, Climbing Bittersweet	Celastrus scandens	Perennial, Vine	Wall 1
American Elder Golden Elder	Sambucus canadensis 'Aurea'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
American Elm	Ulmus americana	Tree	Trees Shrubs
American Mountain Ash Rowan	Sorbus americana	Tree	Trees Shrubs, Wall 2
Amur Maple	Acer ginnala	Shrub Tree	Trees Shrubs
Annabelle Hydrangea	Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs, Wall 2
Arkwright's Campion	Lychnis x arkwrightii	Perennial	Oval, Wall 3
Artemisia, White Sage	Artemisia ludoviciana	Perennial	Wall 3, Wall 1, Wall 2
Asiatic Lily	Lilium Asiatic	Bulb	Old Post
Austrian Copper Rose	Rosa foetida bicolor	Shrub	Rose
Autumn Joy Sedum, Stonecrop	Sedum 'Autumn Joy'	Perennial	Swan, Eagle, Old Post, Oval, Owl, Wall 1, Wall 2
Autumn Monkshood	Aconitum carmichaelii		Shade
Autumn Monkshood	Aconitum carmichaelii 'Arendsii'	Perennial	Wall 2
Avens	Geum	Perennial	Peony
Azorella	Azorella trifurcata	Perennial	Crevice
Azure Fairy Fleabane	Erigeron speciosus 'Azure Fairy'	Perennial	LoH2O
Baby Gold Goldenrod	Solidago canadensis 'Baby Gold'	Perennial	Old Post
Balsam Fir	Abies balsamea	Tree	Trees Shrubs
Barrenwort	Epimedium × warleyense ‘Ellen Willmott’	Perennial	Shade
Battleford Apple	Malus x 'Battleford'	Fruit Tree	Trees Shrubs
Battleford Apple	Malus x 'Battleford'	Fruit Tree	Edible
Beaked Hazelnut	Corylus cornuta	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
Beard-tongue	Penstemon ‘Prairie Dusk’	Perennial	Oval
Bearded Iris	Iris germanica	Rhizome	Swan, Border, Old Post, Oval, Owl, Shakespeare, Wall 3
Beardtongue	Penstemon spp.	Perennial	LoH2O, Border, Eagle, Old Post, Oval, Owl, Shakespeare, Swan, Wall 2, Wall 3
Becky Shasta Daisy	Leucanthemum superbum 'Becky'	Perennial	Wall 2, Wall 3
Bee Balm	Monarda fistulosa	Native Perennial	LoH2O
Beebalm	Monarda ‘Fireball’	Perennial	Oval
Beebalm, Snow White Bergamot	Monarda x Snow White	Perennial	Wall 1
Belle Poitevine Rose	Rosa rugosa 'Belle Poitevine'	Shrub	Rose
Betony	Stachys spathulata	Perennial	Crevice
Bicolor Monkshood	Aconitum x cammarum ‘Bicolor'	Perennial	Wall 2, Shade
Big Betony	Stachys macrantha	Perennial	Oval, Wall 3
Bill Reid Rose	Rosa 'Bill Reid'	Shrub	Rose, Oval
Black Beauty Elderberry	Sambucus nigra 'Gerda'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
Black Bugbane	Cimicifuga simplex 'Hillside Black Beauty'	Perennial	Border
Black Eyed Susan	Rudbeckia fulgida	Perennial	Border
Black Lace Elderberry	Sambucus nigra 'Eva'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs, Wall 1, Wall 2
Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Perennial	Crevice
Blanc Double de Coubert Rose	Rosa rugosa 'Blanc Double de Coubert'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
Blanket Flower	Gaillardia spp.	Perennial	LoH2O, Eagle, Old Post, Wall 2
Blanketflower, Brown-Eyed Susan	Gaillardia aristata	Native Perennial	Crevice
Blazing Star, Gayfeather	Liatris spicata 'Kobold'	Perennial	Wall 3, Old Post, Shakespeare
Blazing Star, Gayfeather	Liatris spicata 'Floristan White'	Perennial	Border, Old Post
Blizzard Mockorange	Philadelphus lewisii 'Blizzard'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
Bloomerang Lilac	Syringa x ‘Penda'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
Blue Catmint	Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s Low’	Perennial	Old Post
Blue Danube Juniper	Juniperus sabina 'Blue Danube'	Shrub	LoH2O, Trees Shrubs
Blue Eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium montanum	Native Perennial	LoH2O
Blue False Indigo	Baptisia australis	Perennial	Wall 2
Blue Fescue	Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'	Grass	Border, Labyrinth, Old Post, Owl, Peony
Blue Flax	Linum perenne 'Blue Sapphire'	Perennial	Swan
Blue Grama Grass	Bouteloua gracilis	Native Grass	Crevice
Blue Moon Wisteria	Wisteria macrostachya 'Blue Moon'		Wall 2
Blue Oat Grass	Helictotrichon sempervirens	Perennial Grass	LoH2O, Border
Blue Periwinkle, Myrtle	Vinca minor	Perennial	Swan
Blue Queen Salvia	Salvia nermerosa 'Blue Queen'		Shakespeare
Blue Rug Juniper	Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni'	Shrub, Ground Cover	LoH2O, Trees Shrubs
Bonica Rose	Rosa x 'MEIdomonac'	Shrub	Rose
Border	Echinacea purpurea 'Cheyenne Spirit'		Wall 1
Border Gentian	Gentiana 'True Blue'	Perennial	Border
Boreal Haskap Sweetberry Honeyberry	Lonicera caerulea var. Kamtschatica 'Borealis'	Fruit Shrub	Trees Shrubs
Boughen's Golden Chokecherry	Prunus virginiana 'Boughen's Golden'	Shrub Tree	Trees Shrubs
Brandegee's Penstemon	Penstemon brandegeei	Perennial	Crevice
Bridal Wreath Spirea	Spiraea prunifolia	Shrub	Trees Shrubs, Labyrinth
Buds Yellow Dogwood Budds Yellow Dogwood	Cornus alba 'Buds Yellow'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
Buffaloberry, Soapberry	Shepherdia canadensis	Native Shrub	Crevice
Bugbane	Cimicifuga simplex	Perennial	Swan, Wall 1
Bugleweed	Ajuga reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’	Perennial	Shade
Bulbous Oat Grass	Arrhenatherum e. bulbosum ‘Variegatum’	Perennial	Shade
Burgundy Blanket Flower	Gaillardia grandiflora 'Burgundy'	Perennial	LoH2O, Border, Wall 2
Burgundy Candy Ninebark	Physocarpus opufolius 'Burgundy Candy'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
Burr Oak	Quercus macrocarpa	Tree	Trees Shrubs
Calgary Carpet Juniper	Juniperus sabina 'Calgary Carpet'	Shrub, Groundcover	Trees Shrubs
Campfire Rose	Rosa x 'Campfire'	Shrub	Rose
Canadian Shield TM Rose	Rosa Canadian Shield TM	Shrub	Rose, Oval
Candelabra TM Hydrangea	Hydrangea paniculata 'Candelabra'	Shrub	Wall 1
Captain Samuel Holland Rose	Rosa 'Captain Samuel Holland'	Shrub	Oval
Caradonna Sage	Salvia sylvestris 'Caradonna'	Perennial	LoH2O, Old Post
Carpathian Bellflower	Campanula carpatica 'White Clips'	Perennial	Owl, Peony
Centennial Weigela	Weigela florida 'Centennial'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
Cerise Queen Yarrow	Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'	Perennial	LoH2O, Oval
Champlain Rose	Rosa x 'Champlain'	Shrub	Rose
Charles Albanel Rose	Rosa x 'Charles Albanel'	Shrub	Rose
Charles Joly French Lilac	Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
Cherry Tart Stonecrop	Sedum 'Cherry Tart'	Perennial	Swan, Owl
Chinese Ground Orchid	Beltilla striata		Shade
Chinook Sunrise Rose	Rosa 'Chinook Sunrise'	Shrub	Wall 1
Chocolate Drop Sedum, Stonecrop	Sedum telephium ‘Chocolate Drop’	Perennial	Old Post
Chokecherry	Prunus virginiana	Native Shrub Native Tree	Trees Shrubs
Cinquefoil	Potentilla nepalensis	Perennial	Oval, Old Post
Clematis	Clematis sp	Perennial	Crevice
Cliff Beardtongue	Penstemon rupicola	Perennial	Crevice
Cliff Maids	Lewisia cotyledon	Perennial	Crevice
Color Flash Astilbe	Astilbe x arendsii 'Color Flash'	Perennial	Shade
Colorado Blue Spruce	Picea pungens var. glauca	Tree	Trees Shrubs
Colorado Spruce	Picea pungens	Tree	Trees Shrubs
Columbine	Aquilegia spp.	Perennial	Shade, Shakespeare
Common Lilac	Syringa vulgaris	Shrub	Trees Shrubs, Shakespeare, Wall 2, Wall 3
Common Sea Buckthorn	Hippophae rhamnoides	Shrub	Trees Shrubs, Shakespeare
Compass Cherry Plum	Prunus besseyi x P. salicina 'Compass' P. besseyi x P. hortulana mineri 'Compass'	Fruit Tree	Trees Shrubs
Compass Cherry Plum	Prunus besseyi x P. salicina 'Compass' P. besseyi x P. hortulana mineri 'Compass'	Fruit Tree	Edible
Concorde Japanese Barberry	Berberis thunbergii 'Concorde'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'	Perennial	Border
Coneflower	Echinacea spp.	Perennial	Swan, Eagle
Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’	Perennial	Oval
Coneflower	Echinacea 'Raspberry Tart'	Perennial	Border
Coneflower	Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit'	Perennial	Border
Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea 'PowWow Wild Berry'	Perennial	Border, Owl
Coneflower	Rudbeckia Gold Fountain	Perennial	Border
Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea 'Cheyenne Prairie Splendor'	Perennial	Wall 1
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Rose	Rosa rugosa 'Conrad Ferdinand Meyer'	Shrub	Rose
Coppertina Ninebark	Physocarpus opulifolius 'Mindia'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
Coral Drift Rose	Rosa 'Meidrifora' PP# 19,148	Ground Cover	Rose
Coral Bells	Heuchera 'Northern Exposure Lime'	Perennial	Shade
Coral Bells	Heuchera × villosa ‘Carnival Coffee Bean’	Perennial	Shade
Coral Bells	Heuchera spp.	Perennial	Swan, Eagle, Oval
Coral Bells	Heuchera 'Bressingham Hybrids'	Perennial	Shade, Old Post, Wall 1, Wall 2, Wall 3
Coral Bells	Heuchera ‘Brandon Pink’		Shakespeare, Old Post, Wall 2
Coreopsis, Tickseed	Coreopsis Baby Sun	Perennial	Border, Owl
Country Dancer Rose	Rosa 'Country Dancer'	Shrub	Rose
Cow parsnip	Heracleum lanatum	Native perennial	Crevice
Cowslip	Primula veris	Perennial	Crevice
Cranesbill	Geranium sanguineum	Perennial	Border
Creeping Baby’s Breath	Gypsophila repens ‘Alba’	Ground Cover	Old Post
Creeping Jacob’s Ladder	Polemonium reptans ‘Touch of Class’	Perennial	Shade
Creeping Jenny, Moneywort	Lysimachia nummularia	Ground Cover Perennial	Border
Creeping Speedwell	Veronica prostrata	Perennial	Wall 2, Wall 3
Creeping Speedwell	Veronica whitleyi	Perennial	Oval, Old Post, Shakespeare, Wall 2
Creeping golden-aster	Heterotheca jonesii x villosa	Perennial	Crevice
Crocus	Crocus spp.	Bulb	Oval
Culver's Root	Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'	Perennial	LoH2O
Culver's Root	Veronicastrum virginicum	Native Perennial	LoH2O
Cushion Spurge	Euphorbia polychroma	Perennial	Border
Cushion Spurge	Euphorbia polychroma 'First Blush'	Perennial	Oval, Old Post
Cushion Spurge	Euphorbia polychroma	Perennial	Shade, Old Post, Oval, Wall 1
Cushion Townsendia	Townsendia condensata	Native Perennial	Crevice
Cushion buckwheat	Erioganum ovalifolium	Native Perennial	Crevice
Cut-leaved Anemone	Anemone multifida	Native perennial	Crevice
Cuthbert Grant Rose	Rosa x 'Cuthbert Grant'	Shrub	Rose, Wall 1
Daffodil	Narcissus spp.	Bulb	Border
Dalmation Bellflower	Campanula portenschlagiana	Perennial	Crevice
David Thompson Rose	Rosa x 'David Thompson'	Shrub	Rose
David's Campion	Pseudostellaria (Silene) davidii	Perennial	Crevice
Davidson's Beardtongue	Penstemon davidsonii	Perennial	Crevice
Daylily	Hemerocallis spp.	Perennial	Oval, Border, Eagle, Old Post, Shakespeare, Wall 1, Wall 2, Wall 3
Daylily	Hemerocallis ‘Druid’s Chant’	Perennial	Shade
De Montarville Rose	Rosa 'De Montarville'	Shrub	Rose
Delphinium, Larkspur	Delphinium spp.	Perennial	Oval, Eagle, Old Post, Swan, Wall 2, Wall 3
Desert Eve TM Yarrow	Achillea Desert Eve TM Light Yellow	Perennial	Owl
Desert Eve Yarrow	Achillea mill. Desert Eve TM Terracotta	Perennial	Border, Owl
Desert Fameflower	Phemeranthus (Talinum) 'Zoe'	Perennial	Crevice
Desert Yellow Fleabane	Erigeron linearis	Perennial	Crevice
Diabolo Ninebark	Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
Dolgo Crabapple	Malus 'Dolgo'	Fruit Tree	Edible
Dolgo Crabapple	Malus 'Dolgo'	Fruit Tree	Trees Shrubs
Dotted Blazing Star	Liatris punctata	Native Perennial	LoH2O
Double Dropwort, Meadowsweet	Filipendula vulgaris ‘Plena’	Perennial	Oval
Double Flowering Plum Flowering Almond	Prunus triloba 'Multiplex'	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
Douglas Moss Phlox	Phlox douglasii 'Crackerjack'	Perennial	Border, Owl
Douglas Phlox, Creeping Phlox	Phlox douglasii	Perennial, Ground Cover	Oval
Draba	Draba sp	Perennial	Crevice
Dragon Head	Dracocephalum spp.	Perennial	Old Post
Dragonhead	Dracocephalum stamineum	Perennial	Crevice
Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle	Lonicera x brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet'	Perennial, Vine	Wall 3
Dwarf Arctic Birch	Betula nana	Shrub	Trees Shrubs
Dwarf Asiatic Lily	Lilium ‘Tiny Orange Sensation’	Bulb	Old Post
Dwarf Asiatic Lily	Lilium ‘Tiny Icon’	Bulb	Old Post
Dwarf Balsam Fir 'Piccolo'	Abies balsamea 'Piccolo'	Dwarf conifer	Crevice
Dwarf Black Spruce 'Nana'	Picea mariana 'Nana'	Dwarf conifer	Crevice
Dwarf Delphinium, Chinese Larkspur, Siberian larkspur	Delphinium grandiflorum ‘Blue Butterfly’		Shakespeare, Old Post, Wall 3
Dwarf Fleabane	Erigeron nanus	Perennial	Crevice
Dwarf Globeflower	Trollius pumilus	Perennial	Crevice
Dwarf Hairy Penstemon	Penstemon hirsutus v pygmaeus	Perennial	Crevice
Dwarf Hardy Gloxinia	Incarvillea mairei	Perennial	Crevice
Dwarf Hosta	Hosta 'Willi's dwarfs'	Perennial	Crevice
Dwarf Juniper Pancake	Juniperus horizontalis 'Pancake'	Dwarf Conifer	Crevice

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0 (harsh) to 8 (mild)

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Border

Crevice & Native Plant (CNP)

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