Can you provide the names of plants in NYBG's Piet Oudolf seasonal walk?

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The Seasonal Walk, redesigned in 2014, celebrates the ephemeral beauty of plants, which is a central tenet of the work of Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf. This double border features a wide array of perennials, grasses, and bulbs selected for their interesting shape, structure, and color in every stage of growth throughout the year.

Below, we have a list of the plants used in that seasonal garden by Piet Oudolf in 2014. Hope it helps with your garden.

Aconitum ‘Stainless Steel’
Actaea ‘Queen of Sheba’
Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) ‘Brunette’
Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) ‘James Compton’
Allium nigrum
Allium ‘Summer Beauty’
Althaea cannabina
Amsonia hubrichtii
Anemone ‘Wild Swan’
Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’
Anemone x hybrida ‘Whirlwind’
Aquilegia canadensis
Aruncus ‘Horatio’
Asclepias incarnata ‘Ice Ballet’
Baptisia alba var. macrophylla
Corydalis solida ssp. solida ‘Beth Evans’
Corydalis solida ssp. solida ‘George Baker’
Datisca cannabina
Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’
Digitalis ferruginea
Echinacea purpurea ‘Fatal Attraction’
Echinacea purpurea ‘Virgin’
Echinops bannaticus ‘Blue Glow’
Eremurus himalaicus
Eryngium x zabelii ‘Big Blue’
Eupatorium hyssopifolium
Euphorbia griffithii ‘Dixter’
Eurybia spectabilis
Eurybia x herveyi
Festuca mairei
Filipendula rubra ‘Venusta’
Geranium ‘Spinners’
Geum ‘Mai Tai’
Gillenia trifoliata ‘Pink Profusion’
Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’
Iris chrysographes
Lilium henryi
Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea ‘Transparent’
Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea ‘Moorhexe’
Monarda bradburiana
Nepeta ‘Joanna Reed’
Papaver orientale ‘Karine’
Patrinia scabiosifolia
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’
Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Alba’
Phlomis tuberosa ‘Little Amazone’
Phlox paniculata ‘Blue Paradise’
Potentilla x hopwoodiana
Rudbeckia subtomentosa ‘Henry Eilers’
Salvia azurea ‘Nekan’
Salvia pratensis ‘Twilight Serenade’ (Ballet™ Series)
Sanguisorba tenuifolia
Scutellaria incana
Silene chalcedonica ‘Rosea’
Sporobolus heterolepis
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Violetta’
Thalictrum delavayi ‘Album’
Thalictrum ‘Elin’
Thalictrum rochebruneanum
Tricyrtis formosana ‘Dark Beauty’
Tricyrtis ‘Sinonome’
Tulipa ‘Lady Jane’
Tulipa ‘Little Beauty’
Tulipa ‘Little Princess’
Vernonia lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’
Vernonia noveboracensis
Veronicastrum ‘Adoration’
Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Diane’

 

See NYBG Plant Talk Blog interview with Oudolf garden nurseryman and designer, author Roy Diblik.

 

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- Courtesy of NYBG Plant Information Service

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  • Last Updated Feb 17, 2024
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