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The Children's Museum Zoo Garden Plant List

 Common NameBotanical Name
 Snapdragon Madame Butterfly Antirrhinum magus
 Goat's beard Aruncus dioicus
 Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa 'Red Butterfly'
 Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii
 Canna 'Bengal Tiger' Canna 'Bengal Tiger'
 Hedgehog GrassCarex juncus spp.
 CockscombCelosia cristata 'Flamingo Feather'
 TurtleheadChelone lyonii
 Spider Flower Cleome hasslerana
 DogwoodCornus florida
FoxgloveFoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
 Crabgrass Digitaria sanguinalis
 Sunflower Helianthus ssp.
 Cardinal ClimberIpoemoea x multifida
 BeebalmMonarda didyma
 CatmintNepeta mussinii
 Snail Flower Phaseolus caracalla
 Phlox of SheepPhlox drummondii
 Unicorn Plant Proboscidea louisianica
 Tiger Eye Rudbeckia Rudbeckia 'Tiger Eye'
 Hens and ChicksSempervivum tectorum
 Lamb's EarsStachys byzantine
 Marigold 'Jaguar'Tagetes patula 'Jaguar'
 Marigold 'Tiger Eyes' Tagetes patula 'Tiger Eyes'
 Toad LilyTricyrtis hirta
 Canary Creeper Vine Tropaeolum peregrinum

 

Botanical Names

The small flags flying from our tall ships are international code flags. Sailors from all countries understand what they mean. Plants have international names too. They are called botanical names. If you know the plant's botanical name you can "plant talk" with anyone in the world!

 

 

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