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Orientation Garden
The Orientation Garden is one of our two annual display gardens where planting designs change each year in accordance to a selected theme. For 2026, the theme is "Illuminate the Garden." The Orientation Garden features a moon garden, where silvery foliage and white flowers illuminate and reflect under soft moonlight. Plants with contrasting dark foliage make these flowers sparkle like stars in the night sky. Several plants also boast flowers that bloom at dusk, where nighttime pollinators like moths and beetles find their feast.
Common Name	Scientific Name	Plant Name
Allspice Sweetshrub	Calycanthus floridus cv. Aphrodite	Allspice Sweetshrub Calycanthus floridus cv. Aphrodite
Angel's Trumpet	Brugmansia	Angel's Trumpet Brugmansia
Appalachian Sedge	Carex appalachica	Appalachian Sedge Carex appalachica
Autumn Moor Grass	Sesleria autumnalis	Autumn Moor Grass Sesleria autumnalis
Barrenwort	Epimedium pubigerum cv. Orangekonigin	Barrenwort Epimedium pubigerum cv. Orangekonigin
Beardtongue	Penstemon digitalis cv. Onyx and Pearls	Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis cv. Onyx and Pearls
Blizzard Dahlia	Dahlia cv. Blizzard	Blizzard Dahlia Dahlia cv. Blizzard
Blue Globe Ornamental Onion	Allium azureum	Blue Globe Ornamental Onion Allium azureum
Capitata Japanese Yew	Taxus cuspidata cv. Capitata	Capitata Japanese Yew Taxus cuspidata cv. Capitata
Clustered Field Sedge	Carex praegracilis	Clustered Field Sedge Carex praegracilis
Coral Bells	Heuchera cv. Timeless Night	Coral Bells Heuchera cv. Timeless Night
Dusty Miller	Senecio cineraria	Dusty Miller Senecio cineraria
Giant Ornamental Onion	Allium giganteum	Giant Ornamental Onion Allium giganteum
Gladiator Ornamental Onion	Allium cv. Gladiator	Gladiator Ornamental Onion Allium cv. Gladiator
Green Velvet Boxwood	Buxus (Green Series) cv. Green Velvet	Green Velvet Boxwood Buxus (Green Series) cv. Green Velvet
Hybrid Boxwood	Buxus cv. Green Gem	Hybrid Boxwood Buxus cv. Green Gem
Masterwort	Astrantia major cv. Star of Fire	Masterwort Astrantia major cv. Star of Fire
Missouri Evening Primrose	Oenothera macrocarpa	Missouri Evening Primrose Oenothera macrocarpa
Moon Flower; White Tropical Morning Glory	Ipomoea alba	Moon Flower; White Tropical Morning Glory Ipomoea alba
New Zealand Hair Sedge	Carex comans cv. Frosted Curls	New Zealand Hair Sedge Carex comans cv. Frosted Curls
Ornamental Onion	Allium sphaerocephalon cv. Hair	Ornamental Onion Allium sphaerocephalon cv. Hair
Plantain Leaved Sedge	Carex plantaginea	Plantain Leaved Sedge Carex plantaginea
Prairie Fire Sedge	Carex testacea cv. Prarie Fire	Prairie Fire Sedge Carex testacea cv. Prarie Fire
Replete Daffodil	Narcissus cv. Replete	Replete Daffodil Narcissus cv. Replete
Rockspray Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster horizontalis	Rockspray Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Rodgersia	Rodgersia pinnata cv. Elegans	Rodgersia Rodgersia pinnata cv. Elegans
Rosin Weed	Silphium integrifolium	Rosin Weed Silphium integrifolium
Silver Ponysfoot	Dichondra argentea cv. Silver Surfer	Silver Ponysfoot Dichondra argentea cv. Silver Surfer
Spice Island Koreanspice Viburnum	Viburnum carlesii cv. J.N. Select A	Spice Island Koreanspice Viburnum Viburnum carlesii cv. J.N. Select A
Summer Snapdragon	Angelonia cv. Angelface White	Summer Snapdragon Angelonia cv. Angelface White
Summer Snowflake	Leucojum aestivum	Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Sweet Alyssum	Lobularia maritima cv. Clear Crystal White	Sweet Alyssum Lobularia maritima cv. Clear Crystal White
Tatarian Aster	Aster tataricus cv. Jindai	Tatarian Aster Aster tataricus cv. Jindai
Weeping Canadian Hemlock	Tsuga canadensis cv. Pendula	Weeping Canadian Hemlock Tsuga canadensis cv. Pendula
White Cupcake Cosmos	Cosmos bipinnatus cv. Cupcake White	White Cupcake Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus cv. Cupcake White
White Fringetree	Chionanthus virginicus	White Fringetree Chionanthus virginicus

Orientation Garden