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Plants in and around the butterfly garden at the Buttonwood Park Zoo
Please note: The scientific name is in italics. If only one italicized word is present, it is the genus. If the plant is a cultivar and the variety is known, it follows in parenthesis. The common name follows the variety.
ANNUALS & PERENNIALS
Sedum rupestre (‘Angelina’), Stonecrop
Sedum hybrid (‘Black Jack’), Autumn Stonecrop
Sedum cauticola, Stonecrop
Leucanthemum superbum (‘Becky’ and ‘Sonnenschein’), Shasta Daisy
Cosmos (‘Sonata’ mix), Cosmos
Liatris mucronata, Cusp Gayfeather or Narrow-leaf Gayfeather
Phlox paniculata (‘David’ and a variegated form), Tall Garden Phlox
Malva alcea (‘Fastigiata’), Hollyhock Mallow
Stokesia laevis (‘Peachie’s Pick’), Stokes’s Aster
Baptisia hybrid, False Indigo
Monarda (‘Marshall’s Delight’ and ‘Raspberry Wine’), Bee Balm
Gaillardia aristata (‘Oranges and Lemons’, ‘Fanfare’ and ‘Arizona Sun’), Blanket Flower
Coreopsis (‘Crème Brule’), Thread-leaved Coreopsis
Aster novea-angliae (‘Purple Dome’ and native form), New England Aster
Rudeckia fulgida (‘Goldsturm’), Black-eyed Susan
Salvia, Salvia
Asclepias (‘Red Swallowart’ and ‘Silky Gold’), Butterfly Weed
Asclepias, Milkweed
Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower
Hemerocallis (many varieties), Daylily
Viola, Violet
Eupatorium purpureum, Joe-Pye Weed
Achillea filipendulina, Yarrow
Chelone, Turtlehead
Astilbe
Filipedula rubra, Queen of the prairie
SHRUBS
Buddleia hybrids (‘Black Knight’ and ‘Peacock’), Butterfly Bush
Caryopteris
Cotoneaster
Viburnum
HERBS IN BARRELS
Mint
Parsley, Italian and Curly
Dill
Fennel
