University of Wisconsin-Madison

Corner Garden

The Corner Garden is one of our two annual display gardens where planting designs change each year in accordance to a selected theme. For the 2026 theme, "Illuminate the Garden," the Corner Garden is our Sun Garden, reflecting the light and warmth of the sun in hues of red, orange, and yellow. Plants like the sunflowers demonstrate heliotropism, a phenomenon where plant movement follows the sun throughout the day in order to maximize exposure, growth, and photosynthesis.

PictureCommon NameScientific NamePlant Name
Plant name: Crimson Gold Coleus Coleus cv. Crimson GoldCrimson Gold ColeusColeus cv. Crimson GoldCrimson Gold Coleus
Coleus cv. Crimson Gold
Plant name: Dahlia Dahlia DahliaDahlia Dahlia
Dahlia
Plant name: Daydream Mixture + Goldy Double Helianthus annuus Daydream Mixture + Goldy DoubleHelianthus annuus Daydream Mixture + Goldy Double
Helianthus annuus
Plant name: Kelos Fire Yellow Celosia spicata Kelos Fire YellowCelosia spicata Kelos Fire Yellow
Celosia spicata
Plant name: Large Firecracker Plant Cuphea Large Firecracker PlantCuphea Large Firecracker Plant
Cuphea
Plant name: Star Cluster Pentas lanceolata cv. Lucky Star Dark RedStar ClusterPentas lanceolata cv. Lucky Star Dark RedStar Cluster
Pentas lanceolata cv. Lucky Star Dark Red
Plant name: Sunflower Helianthus annuus cv. Sunfinity Red Yellow BicolorSunflowerHelianthus annuus cv. Sunfinity Red Yellow BicolorSunflower
Helianthus annuus cv. Sunfinity Red Yellow Bicolor