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

Rules & Regulations

Visitors to Gilman Park Arboretum are asked to observe the following guidelines:

  • All pets must be kept on a leash and owners are expected to clean up after their pet.
  • Collection of plant material (leaves, twigs, seeds, flowers, etc.) is not allowed without special permission.
  • No swimming is allowed in the lake.
  • Drinking alchoholic beverages is prohibited in the entire park.
  • Horses are not allowed in the arboretum.

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