Flower

& Plant
Guide
A selection of popular
flowers and plants
throughout our peak season
 Abutilon - Allium

Welcome. This simple guide is meant to answer the most common questions
visitors have from touring our 55 acres of gardens. Here you will find many
of the plants either commonly used in our gardens, or those attracting the
most attention. Plants are arranged Alphabetically. The small boxes under
each photo show the commonly available colours, although they may not
all be found in our gardens. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff in the Plant
Identification Centre can assist you with more in-depth information. If you
can’t find a plant in this guide, consider taking a digital photo and showing
it to our staff. One of our 50 Gardeners may also be able to assist you. Abutilon Acanthus
Parlor maple or Flowering maple Bear’s breeches
Flower Symbol Legend P P
Blooming season JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D
Latin Name Common Name
Nom Latin Nom commun (climatic zone 8)
Période de floraison
(zone climatique 8)

JF M AM JJASO ND
Plant Type

A P B P/A S
Perennial
Annual Perennial Biennial grown as Shrub
an Annual Achillea Aconitum
Annuelle Pluriannuelle Bisannuelle Pluriannuelle Arbuste Yarrow Monkshood
cultivée en tant P P
qu’annuelle
JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D
Growing Conditions Flower Colour
Couleur de fleur

Sun Sun, Partial Shade

partial shade shade
Soleil Soleil, ombre Ombre, soleil Ombre
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Alocasia - Aquilegia Arabis - Begonia

Alocasia Alternanthera Arabis Arum

Elephant’s ear Purple threadleaf Rock cress Lords and ladies
P A P P
Foliage plant JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D
Berries

Anemone Angelonia Aster Astilbe

Japanese anemone Michaelmas daisy False spiraea
P P/A P P
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

Antirrhinum Aquilegia Aubrieta Begonia

Snapdragon Columbine Aubretia Fibrous or Waxleaf begonia
P/A P P A
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

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Begonia - Camellia Canna - Colocasia

Begonia Bellis Canna Capsicum

Tuberous begonia English daisy African arrowroot Pepper
P P/A P A
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

Berberis Brugmansia Chelone Chrysanthemum

Barberry Angel’s trumpets Turtlehead Garden mum
S S P P/A
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowers Berries

Calceolaria Camellia Clerodendrum Colocasia

Scotsman’s purse Taro
P/A S S P
Flowers Fruit
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND Foliage plant

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Corydalis - Cyperus Dahlia - Doronicum

Corydalis Cosmos Dahlia Delphinium

Chocolate cosmos
P P/A P P
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

(flowers) (berries) Crocosmia Dicentra Dierama

Cotoneaster Montbretia Bleeding heart Angel’s fishing rod
S P P P
Flowers Berries
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

Cuphea Cyperus Digitalis Doronicum

Cigar plant Papyrus Foxglove Leopard’s bane
A P Foliage plant B P
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

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 Eremurus - Euphorbia Euphorbia - Gladiolus

Eremurus Erysimum Euphorbia Fritillaria meleagris

Foxtail lily Siberian wallflower Milkweed Checkered lily
P P P P
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

Erythronium Euonymus europaeus Fritillaria imperialis Fuchsia

Trout lily Spindle tree Crown imperial
P S P S
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

Eupatorium Euphorbia Fuchsia Gladiolus murielae

Joe Pye weed Milkweed Fuchsia ‘Gartenmeister Bonstedt’ Acidanthera
P P/A S P
J FMAMJJASO N D JFMA M JJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

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 Gunnera - Hosta Hyacinthus - Impatiens

Gunnera Heliotropium Hyacinthus Hydrangea

Chilean rhubarb Heliotrope or Cherry pie plant Hyacinth
P P/A P S
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

Hemerocallis Heptacodium miconioides Hydrangea Hydrangea

Daylily Seven-son flower Lacecap hydrangea PeeGee hydrangea
P S S S
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

Hibiscus moscheutos Hosta Hypericum Impatiens

Common rose mallow Plantain lily St. John’s wort New Guinea
P P S A
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

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 Iochroma - Ligularia Lobelia- Muscari

Iochroma Iris Lobelia Lobelia x speciosa cultivars

Ornamental eggplant
S P P/A P
J FMAMJJASO N D JFMA M JJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

Lantana Lathyrus Lobularia Matthiola

Shrub verbena Sweet pea Sweet alyssum Stock
P/A A A A
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

Leucojum Ligularia Meconopsis Muscari

Summer snowflake Ligularia ‘The Rocket’ Himalayan blue poppy Grape hyacinth
P P P P
J FMAMJJASO N D JFMA M JJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

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 Myosotis - Paeonia Papaver - Physostegia

Myosotis Narcissus Papaver Pelargonium

Forget-me-not Daffodil Oriental poppy Zonal geranium
P/A P P P/A

J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

Nectaroscordum Ophiopogon Penstemon Pericallis

Black mondo grass Bearded tongue Painted daisy, Cineraria
P P P/A P/A

J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

Oxalis Paeonia Phlox Physostegia

Shamrock or Sorrel Peony Garden phlox Obedient plant
P P P P
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

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 Pieris - Rhododendron Ricinus - Schizanthus

Pieris Primula bulleyana Ricinus Rodgersia

Lily-of-the-valley shrub Candelabra primula Castor bean
S P A P
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

Pulmonaria Pulsatilla Rudbeckia Salvia farinacea

Lungwort Pasque flower Black-eyed Susan or Gloriosa daisy Mealycup sage
P P P/A P
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

Rhododendron Rhododendron Salvia splendens Schizanthus

Azalea mollis hybrid Scarlet sage Poor man’s orchid, Butterfly Flower
S P P A
J FMAMJJASO N D JFM A MJJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

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 Scilla - Tibouchina Tradescantia - Zinnia

Scilla Sedum Tradescantia Tricyrtis

Stonecrop Spiderwort Toad lily
P P P P
J FMAMJJASO N D JFMA M JJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

Solenostemon Solidago Tulipa Verbena

Coleus colours are denoting leaves
Goldenrod Tulip Vervain
P/A P P P/A

J FMAMJJASO N D JFMA M JJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

Tagetes Tibouchina Viola Zinnia

Marigold Glory bush Pansy
A S P/A A
J FMAMJJASO N D JFMA M JJASO ND JF M AM JJASO ND J F M A M J J A S O N D

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 Trees of Interest Trees of Interest

Acer palmatum Araucaria araucana Fagus sylvatica Laburnum anagyroides

Lace leaf Japanese maple Monkey puzzle tree Copper beech or European beech Golden chain tree
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowers

Arbutus menziesii Catalpa bignonioides Magnolia Populus nigra ‘Italica’

Madrona Indian bean tree JF M AM JJASO ND Lombardy poplar
JFM A MJJASO ND Flowers
Flowers

Cornus kousa Davidia involucrata Prunus Sequoiadendron giganteum

Kousa dogwood Dove tree or Ghost tree or Flowering cherry ‘Pendulum’
J FMAMJJASO N D Handkerchief tree JF M AM JJASO ND Weeping sequoia
Flowers JFM A MJJASO ND Flowers
Flowers

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Abutilon - Ageratum
Indexed first by common name followed by Latin Name
Acidanthera Gladiolus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Lily-of-the-valley shrub Pieris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
African arrowroot Canna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Lobelia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Angelonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lobelia x speciosa cultivars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Angel’s fishing rod Dierama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Lords and ladies Arum (berries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Angel’s trumpets Brugmansia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Lungwort Pulmonaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Aubretia Aubrieta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Marigold Tagetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Azalea mollis hybrid Rhododendron . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Mealycup sage Salvia farinacea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Barberry Berberis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Michaelmas daisy Aster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Bearded tongue Penstemon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Milkweed Euphorbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/11
Bear’s breeches Acanthus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Monkshood Aconitum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Black eyed Susan or Gloriosa daisy Rudbeckia . . 19 Montbretia Crocosmia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Black mondo grass Ophiopogon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Nectaroscordum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Bleeding heart Dicentra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 New Guinea Impatiens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Butterfly flower or Poor man’s orchid Schizanthus . 19 Obedient plant Physostegia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Camellia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Oriental poppy Papaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Candelabra primula Primula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Ornamental eggplant Iochroma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Castor bean Ricinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Ornamental onion Allium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Checkered lily Fritillaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Painted daisy or Cineraria Pericallis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cherry pie plant or Heliotrope Heliotropium . . . . 12 Pansy Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chilean rhubarb Gunnera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Papyrus Cyperus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chocolate cosmos Cosmos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Parlor or Flowering maple Abutilon . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Cigar plant Cuphea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Pasque flower Pulsatilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cineraria or Painted daisy Pericallis . . . . . . . . . . . 17 PeeGee hydrangea Hydrangea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Clerodendrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Peony Paeonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Coleus Solenostemon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Pepper Capsicum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Columbine Aquilegia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Plantain lily Hosta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Common rose mallow Hibiscus moscheutos . . . . 12 Poor man’s orchid or Butterfly flower Schizanthus . 19
Corydalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Purple threadleaf Alternanthera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Cotoneaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Rhododendron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Crown imperial Fritillaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Rock cress Arabis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Daffodil Narcissus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Rodgersia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Dahlia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Scarlet sage Salvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Daylily Hemerocallis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Scilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Delphinium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Scotsman’s purse Calceolaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Elephant’s ear Alocasia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Seven-son flower Heptacodium miconioides . . . . 12
English daisy Bellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Shamrock or Sorrel Oxalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
False spiraea Astilbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Shrub verbena Lantana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Fibrous or Waxleaf begonia Begonia . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Siberian wallflower Erysimum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Floss flower Ageratum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Snapdragon Antirrhinum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Flowering or Parlor maple Abutilon . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sorrel or Shamrock Oxalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Forget-me-not Myosotis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Spiderwort Tradescantia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Foxglove Digitalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Spindle tree Euonymus europaeus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Foxtail lily Eremurus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 St. John’s wort Hypericum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Fuchsia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Stock Matthiola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Garden mum Chrysanthemum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Stonecrop Sedum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Garden phlox Phlox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Summer snowflake Leucojum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Gloriosa daisy or Black eyed Susan Rudbeckia . . 19 Sweet alyssum Lobularia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Glory bush Tibouchina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Sweet pea Lathyrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Goldenrod Solidago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Taro Colocasia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Grape hyacinth Muscari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Toad lily Tricyrtis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Heliotrope or Cherry pie plant Heliotropium . . . . 12 Trout lily Erythronium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Himalayan blue poppy Meconopsis . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Tuberous begonia Begonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hyacinth Hyacinthus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Tulip Tulipa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Hydrangea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Turtlehead Chelone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Iris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Vervain Verbena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Japanese anemone Anemone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Waxleaf or Fibrous begonia Begonia . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Joe Pye weed Eupatorium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Yarrow Achillea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lacecap hydrangea Hydrangea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Zinnia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Leopard’s bane Doronicum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Zonal geranium Pelargonium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Ligularia ‘ The Rocket’ Ligularia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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