Plant Life of the Garden
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 Piet Oudolf's planting design for the Lurie Garden provides four season interest through a progression of colors and blooms. Below are select highlights of each season. Please visit the garden throughout the year—there is always something to see and enjoy. |
Spring
Allium atropurpureum
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Amsonia hubrichtii
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Asarum canadense
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Baptisia alba var. macrophylla syn. B. leucantha
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Cercis canadensis
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Chionanthus virginicus
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Chionodoxa forbesii 'Blue Giant'
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Chionodoxa sardensis
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Crataegus crus-galli inermis 'Cruzam'
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Crocus tommasinianus 'Barr's Purple'
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Crocus tommasinianus 'Ruby Giant'
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Dodecatheon 'Aphrodite'
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Fritillaria pallidiflora
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Geum triflorum
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Mertensia virginica
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Narcissus 'Lemon Drops'
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Narcissus 'Actaea'
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Narcissus 'Jenny'
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Narcissus 'Thalia'
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Paeonia suffruticosa 'Renkaku'
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Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
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Physocarpus opulifolius
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Prunus sargentii
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Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
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Robinia pseudoacacia 'Chicago Blues'
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Scilla mischtschenkoana
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Tulipa 'Ballade'
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Tulipa 'Ivory Floradale'
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Tulipa 'Maureen'
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Tulipa 'Purissima'
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Tulipa 'Queen of the Night'
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Tulipa 'Spring Green'
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Summer
Agastache rupestris
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Agastache x 'Blue Fortune'
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Allium aflatunense 'Purple Sensation'
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Allium atropurpureum
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Allium lusitanicum syn A.'Summer Beauty'
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Asarum canadense
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Baptisia alba var. macrophylla syn. B. leucantha
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Echinacea pallida
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Eragrostis spectabilis
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Eryngium 'Big Blue'
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Eryngium yuccifolium
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Gymnocladus dioicus
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Heuchera richardsonii
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Hosta 'Krossa Regal'
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Itea virginica 'Morton'
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Knautia macedonica
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Papaver orientale 'Scarlet O'Hara'
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Parthenium integrifolium
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Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
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Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire'
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Physocarpus opulifolius
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Pycnanthemum muticum
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Scutellaria incana
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Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo'
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Stachys officinalis 'Rosea'
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Veronicastrum virginicum 'Temptation'
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Fall
Aconitum
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Agastache rupestris
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Agastache x 'Blue Fortune'
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Allium lusitanicum syn A.'Summer Beauty'
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Amsonia hubrichtii
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Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Splendens'
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Aster 'Blue Autumn'
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Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
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Chasmanthium latifolium
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Crataegus crus-galli inermis 'Cruzam'
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Echinacea pallida
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Eryngium 'Big Blue'
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Eryngium yuccifolium
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Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride'
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Itea virginica 'Morton'
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus'
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Myrica pennsylvanica 'Morton'
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Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
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Parthenium integrifolium
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Physocarpus opulifolius
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Prunus sargentii
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Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
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Pycnanthemum muticum
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Scutellaria incana
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Sedum 'Red Cauli'
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Solidago 'Wichita Mountains'
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Sorghastrum nutans 'Sioux Blue'
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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
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Tricyrtis x 'Tojen'
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Winter
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Allium lusitanicum syn A.'Summer Beauty'
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Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
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Chasmanthium latifolium
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Crataegus crus-galli inermis 'Cruzam'
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Echinacea pallida
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Eryngium 'Big Blue'
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Eryngium yuccifolium
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Gymnocladus dioicus
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus'
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Myrica pennsylvanica 'Morton'
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Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
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Physocarpus opulifolius
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Pycnanthemum muticum
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Scutellaria incana
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