The Huntington Botanical Gardens
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Species: Veronica spicata Common name: Speedwell Family: Scrophulariaceae Location in Garden: Herb Garden, Tussie-Mussie Bed Notes: Blue flowers. Meaning is "Fidelity" |
Species: Catharanthus roseus Common name: Madagascar Periwinkle Family: Apocynaceae Location in Garden: Herb Garden, Medicinal Bed Notes: Pink flowers. This is the source of alkaloids used in the treatment of childhood leukemia and Hodgkin's Disease. |
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Species: Aster pringlei 'Monte Cassino' Family: Asteraceae Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden Notes: Small white flowers that look like snowflakes. |
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Species: Nicotiana sylvestris Common name: Flowering Tobacco Family: Solanaceae Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden Notes: Fragrant white flowers |
Species: Echinops Common name: Globe Thistle Family: Asteraceae Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden Notes: Round blue flowers |
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Species: Rosa 'William Shakespeare 2000' Common name: William Shakespeare 2000 Rose Family: Rosaceae Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden Notes: 2001 David Austin Shrub. This rose is very similar in color to the Dahlia next to it in the garden. |
Species: Dahlia Common name: Dahlia Family: Asteraceae Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden Notes: Several different cultivars |
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Species: Buddleia davidii Common name: Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac Family: Loganiaceae Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden Notes: Blue flowers. There are several different colors throughout the Shakespeare Garden, including a yellow one. |
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Species: Anemone x hybrida Common name: Japanese Anemone Family: Ranunculaceae Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden, by one of the paths to the Café Notes: Pink flower cultivars and white flower cultivars |
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Species: Verbascum olympicum Common name: Mullein Family: Scrophulariaceae Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden Notes: Yellow flowers |
Species: Aster Common name: Aster Family: Asteraceae Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden Notes: Blue-purple flowers |
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Species: Lantana camara 'Variegata' Family: Verbenaceae Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden Notes: Yellow/green leaves. Yellow flowers. |
Species: Hemerocallis species Common name: Daylily Family: Liliaceae Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden Notes: Small yellow flowers |
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Species: Asclepias tuberosa Common name: Butterfly Weed Family: Asclepiadaceae Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden Notes: Inflated seedpods with silky seeds |
Species: Amaranthus caudatus Common name: Love Lies Bleeding Family: Amaranthaceae Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden Notes: Dark red foliage |
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