Gosling Wildlife Gardens, The Arboretum, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum Plant List Updated Jan 2014 1 – Butterfly, Moth and Hummingbird Garden 2 – The Lawn 3 – Native Plants Garden 4 – Suburban Garden 5 – Small City Garden Garden Botanical name Common name 5 Acer japonicum ‘Acronitifolium’ Acronitifolium Downy Japanese Maple 4 Acer saccharum Sugar Maple 4 Acer saccharum subsp. nigrum Black Maple 1 Achillea millefolium var. rosea ‘Island Pink’ Island Pink Yarrow 5 Achillea tomentosa Wooly Yarrow 1 Aconitum napellus Monk’s Hood 1 Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh 3 Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh 3 Actaea rubra Red Baneberry 4 Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye 1 Agastache rupestris Licorice Mint Hyssop 5 Ajuga reptans ‘Alba’ Alba Bugleweed 1 Alchemilla mollis Lady’s Mantle 2 Alchemilla mollis Lady’s Mantle 4 Alchemilla mollis Lady’s Mantle 5 Alchemilla mollis Lady’s Mantle 1 Allium aflatunense Flowering Onion 3 Allium cernuum Nodding Onion 1 Allium christophii Persian Onion 1 Allium giganteum Giant Flowering Onion 1 Allium moly Golden Garlic 1 Allium sphaerocephalon Drumstick Allium 1 Allium tuberosum Garlic Chives 5 Allium tuberosum Garlic chives 2 Amelanchier spicata Low Serviceberry 1 Amsonia tabermaemontana Blue Star 5 Amsonia tabernaemontana Blue Star 1 Anaphallis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting 5 Anaphallis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting 3 Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem 1 Anenome blanda ‘White Splendour’ White Splendour Windflower 4 Anenome canadensis Canada Anenome 3 Anenome cylindrica Long-Headed Thimbleweed 3 Antennaria sp. Pussytoes 1 Anthriscus sylvestris ‘Ravenswing’ Ravenswing Cow Parsley 3 Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading Dogbane 3 Apocynum cannabinum Hemp Dogbane 3 Aquilegia canadensis Wild Columbine 1 Aquilegia canadensis ‘Little Lanterns’ Little Lanterns Eastern Red Columbine 1 Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow Long-Spurred Columbine 5 Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow Long-Spurred Columbine 1 Aquilegia sp. Columbine 5 Aquilegia sp. Columbine 5 Aralia racemosa American Spikenard 4 Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit 5 Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit 1 Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed 1 Asclepias incarnata ‘Cinderella’ Cinderella Swamp Milkweed 1 Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed 3 Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Milkweed 5 Asimina triloba Pawpaw 1 Astilboides tabularis Astilboides 1 Baptisia australis False Blue Indigo 1 Bergenia cordifolia Heartleaf Bergenia 5 Bergenia cordifolia Heartleaf Bergenia 1 Betula papyrifera Paper Birch 3 Betula papyrifera Paper Birch 4 Betula papyrifera Paper Birch 1 Buddleia davidii Butterfly Bush 1 Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold 1 Campsis radicans Trumpet Vine 3 Campsis radicans Trumpet Vine 4 Carex ‘Ice Dance’ Ice Dance Japanese Sedge 1 Carex ‘The Beatles’ The Beatles Sedge 3 Carex grayii Mace Sedge 3 Carex muhlenbergii Muhly Sedge 3 Ceanothus americanum New Jersey Tea 4 Celastrus scandens American Bittersweet 1 Cephalaria gigantea Giant Scabiosa 3 Chelone glabra var. linifolia White Turtlehead 1 Chelone obliqua Pink Turtlehead 1 Clematis orientalis Oriental Virginsbower 1 Clematis texensis ‘Duchess of Albany’ Duchess of Albany Clematis 1 Clematis virginiana Virgin’s Bower 3 Clematis virginiana Virgin’s Bower 5 Clematis virginiana Virgin’s Bower 5 Clematis x durandii Durand’s Clematis 1 Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus 4 Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus 5 Convallaria majalis Lily-of-the-Valley 1 Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf Coreopsis 3 Coreopsis tripteris Tall Coreopsis 1 Cornus alternifolia Alternate-Leaf Dogwood 2 Cornus alternifolia Alternate-Leaf Dogwood 3 Cornus alternifolia Alternate-Leaf Dogwood 4 Cornus alternifolia Alternate-Leaf Dogwood 3 Cornus drummondii Rough-Leaf Dogwood 5 Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood 5 Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry Dogwood 3 Cornus racemosa Grey Dogwood 4 Cornus rugosa Roundleaf Dogwood 5 Cornus rugosa Roundleaf Dogwood 1 Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood 3 Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood 1 Corydalis bulbosa Fumewort 3 Corylus americana American Hazel 4 Corylus americana American Hazel 3 Corylus cornuta Beaked Hazel 5 Cotoneaster divarticatus Spreading Cotoneaster 3 Crataegus monogyna Oneseed Hawthorn 4 Crataegus sp. Hawthorn 1 Crocus flavus Crocus 4 Daphne mezereum February Daphne 5 Daphne mezereum February Daphne 1 Daphne sp. Daphne 5 Desmodium sp. Ticktrefoil 1 Dianthus deltoides Maiden Pink 5 Dianthus deltoides Maiden Pink 1 Dianthus deltoides ‘Albus’ Albus Maiden Pink 1 Dianthus gratianopolitanus Cheddar Pinks 1 Dicentra spectabilis Bleeding Heart 1 Dictamnus albus Gas Plant 3 Diervilla lonicera Bush Honesuckle 1 Digitalis ferruginea Rusty Foxglove 1 Digitalis lutea Yellow Foxglove 5 Digitalis lutea Yellow Foxglove 4 Dirca palustris Leatherwood 3 Doellingeria umbellata Flat-topped White Aster 1 Doronicum cordatum Leopard’s Bane 5 Doronicum cordatum Leopard’s Bane 3 Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Woofern 1 Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower 1 Echinops ritro Globe Thistle 1 Eremurus himalaicus White Foxtail Lily 1 Eupatorium coelestinum Blue Mistflower 1 Eupatorium maculatum Spotted Joe-Pye Weed 1 Eupatorium rugosum White Snakeroot 1 Euphorbia epithymoides Cushion Spurge 4 Euphorbia myrsinites Donkey-tail Spurge 3 Eurybia macrophylla Large-leaved Aster 3 Fagus sylvatica American Beech 1 Filipendula hexapetala Dropwort 1 Filipendula rubra Queen-of-the-Prairie 5 Filipendula rubra Queen-of-the-Prairie 1 Fragaria virginiana Common Strawberry 3 Fragaria virginiana Common Strawberry 1 Fraxinus americana White Ash 1 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Red Ash 4 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Red Ash 4 Fraxinus quadrangulata Blue Ash 1 Fritillaria imperialis ‘Lutea Maxima’ Lutea Maxima Crown Imperial 1 Fritillaria meleagris ‘Alba’ Alba White Snake’s Head Fritillary 1 Galanthus nivalis Common Snowdrop 1 Galanthus nivalis ‘Samuel Arnott’ Samuel Arnott Snowdrop 1 Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff 5 Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff 1 Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’ Cranesbill Geranium 1 Geranium ibericum Iberian Geranium 3 Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium 1 Geranium sanguineum Bloodred Geranium 4 Geranium sp. Cranesbill Geranium 5 Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke 3 Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke 3 Gillenia trifoliata Bowman’s Root 3 Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky Coffee Tree 5 Hedera helix English Ivy 1 Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed 1 Helenium ‘Can Can’ Can Can Sneezeweed 5 Helenium ‘Can Can’ Can Can Sneezeweed 3 Helianthus decapetalus Thinleaf Sunflower 3 Helianthus divarticus Woodland Sunflower 1 Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian Sunflower 1 Helianthus giganteus Giant Sunflower 1 Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra False Sunflower 5 Helleborus viridis Green Hellebore 5 Hemerocallis ‘Bug’s Hug’ Bug’s Hug Daylily 1 Hemerocallis ‘Stella d’Oro’ Stella d’Oro Daylily 5 Hemerocallis ‘Stella d’Oro’ Stella d’Oro Daylily 1 Hemerocallis fulva Orange Daylily 5 Hemerocallis fulva Orange Daylily 4 Hemerocallis sp Daylily 1 Heuchera sanguinea Coral Bells 5 Heuchera sp. Coral bells 1 Hibiscus moscheutos Rose Mallow 1 Hosta ‘Brim Cup’ Brim Cup Hosta 1 Hosta ‘Summer Fragrance’ Summer Fragrance Hosta 5 Hosta sp. Plantain Lily 1 Humulus lupulus Hopbine 1 Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth 5 Hyacinthus orientalis Common Hyacinth 4 Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ Annabelle Smooth Hydrangea 5 Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ Annabelle Smooth Hydrangea 3 Hydrophyllum virginianum Virginia Waterleaf 3 Hypericum perforatum Common St. John’s Wort 1 Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 5 Iberis sempervirens Perennial Candytuft 1 Impatiens capensis Jewelweed 1 Inula helenium Elecampane Inula 4 Inula helenium Elecampane Inula 5 Inula helenium Elecampane Inula 1 Iris “Bearded Hybrids” Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 1 Iris “Bearded Hybrids” Tall Bearded Iris 5 Iris “Bearded Hybrids” Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 4 Iris “Bearded Hybrids” Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 4 Iris germanica cultivars Bearded Iris 1 Iris histroides ‘Katherine Hodgkin’ Katherine Hodgkin Orchid Iris 5 Iris orientalis ‘Shelford Giant’ Shelford Giant Beardless Iris 5 Iris pallida ‘Variegata’ Variegata Sweet Iris 1 Iris reticulata Reticulata Iris 1 Iris sibirica Siberian Iris 5 Iris sibirica Siberian Iris 1 Iris versicolor Larger Blue Flag Iris 3 Iris versicolor Larger Blue Flag 1 Juniperus chinensis ‘Fairview’ Fairview Chinese Juniper 3 Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar 1 Kniphofia ‘Alcazar’ Alcazar Red Hot Poker 1 Kniphofia ‘Yellow Hammer’ Yellow Hammer Red Hot Poker 1 Lamium maculatum Spotted White Deadnettle 2 Lamium maculatum Spotted White Deadnettle 1 Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 4 Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 1 Leucojam asestivum Summer Snowflake 3 Liatris aspera Rough Blazing Star 5 Liatris sp. Blazing Star 3 Liatris spicata Dense Blazing Star 5 Liatris spicata Dense Blazing Star 1 Ligularia ‘Osiris Cafe Noir’ Osiris Cafe Noir Dwarf Ligularia 1 Limonium latifolium Sea Lavender 4 Limonium latifolium Sea Lavender 5 Limonium latifolium Sea Lavender 5 Limonium sp. Sea Lavender 3 Lindera benzoin Spicebush 3 Linum lewisii Lewis Flax 1 Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower 3 Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower 3 Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia 5 Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia 3 Lonicera dioica Glaucous Honeysuckle 1 Lychnis chalcedonica Maltese Cross 5 Lychnis chalcedonica Maltese Cross 1 Lychnis coronaria Rose Campion 5 Lysimachia clethroides Gooseneck Loosestrife 1 Lysimachia nummularia Moneywort 1 Lysimachia punctata Yellow Loosestrife 5 Malus ‘Red Splendor’ Flowering Crabapple 3 Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern 1 Melissa officinalis Lemon Balm 1 Menispermum canadense Moonseed Vine 1 Monarda