Are there plans available for the planting designs used in the 2016 American Impressionism exhibit?

Last year, you had an exhibit in the conservatory based on gardens depicted by impressionist artists in the US. Do you have plans for those gardens that can be duplicated in home gardens? where can I buy them or copy them?

Answer

While the plants in the American Impressionism exhibit were of types that are typical of a New England garden, they were being grown for longevity in a conservatory environment and thus are not the varieties or cultivars that would necessarily be best for a home garden. So while we do not have plans that are available to duplicate at home, I can provide you with a complete list of the plants we used (see below) for your own research as to suitability to your garden conditions.

I can also direct you to our guide called American Impressionist Exhibit: Featured Plants  for more information on cultivating the poppies, peonies, foxgloves and delphiniums featured in the show.  Another resource would be to search Flickr for photos of the NYBG show to see planting layouts for individual beds that may appeal to you. If you discover a grouping you like and need further help identifying the plants, let us know!

Good luck with your garden plans.

Courtesy of the NYBG Plant Information Service

Plant List - American Impressionism - 2016

 Botanical Name  Cultivar
Abelmoschus manihot  
Abutilon 'Bella Select Mix'
Acanthus mollis  
Agastache 'Black Adder'
Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
Agastache 'Purple Haze'
Agathis robusta  
Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Horizon'
Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Mink'
Alcea rosea 'Halo Blossom' 
Alcea rosea 'Nigra'
Alcea rosea 'Crème de Cassis'
Alcea rosea  'Spring Celebrities Lemon'
Alcea rosea  'Indian Spring'
Allium 'Millenium'
Allium nutans  
Ammi majus  
Anchusa azurea  'Dropmore'
Anemone × hybrida  'Robustissima'
Antirrhinum majus 'Orange Wonder'
Antirrhinum majus  'Black Prince'
Astilbe 'Straussenfeder'
Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'
Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Pink'
Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight'
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii  
Bouteloua gracilis   
Bouvardia ternifolia  
Buddleja  'Wisteria Lane'
Calendula officinalis 'Art Shades'
Callicarpa americana  
Callistephus 'Andrella Giant Mix'
Camellia japonica 'Blood of China'
Catharanthus Cora® Pink
Catharanthus rosea Cora® Pink
Celosia argentea var. cristata 'Cramer's Burgundy'
Celosia argentea var. plumosa 'Fresh Look Red'
Celosia argentea var. plumosa 'Fresh Look Yellow'
Celosia argentea var. plumosa (Spicata Group) 'Celway Purple'
Centaurea cineraria  
Centaurea cyanus 'Jubilee Gem'
Centaurea montana  
Citrus × meyeri 'Improved Meyer'
Clarkia unguiculata   
Clematis Boulevard® Fleuri™ 
Clematis Boulevard® Patio Rebecca™ 
Cleome 'Color Fountain'
Cleome hassleriana  'Mauve Queen'
Clethra alnifolia  
Clinopodium nepeta 'Blue Cloud'
Cobaea scandens  
Consolida regalis 'Dark Blue'
Consolida regalis 'Light Blue'
Coreopsis  'Bright Lights'
Coreopsis grandiflora   
Coreopsis tinctoria 'Mahogany Midget'
Coreopsis tinctoria  'Red River Valley'
Coreopsis verticillata 'Grandiflora'
Cornus florida  'Cherokee Princess'
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sensation White'
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'George Davison'
Cuphea Vermillionaire®
Cuphea schumannii  
Daucus carota 'Dara'
Delphinium Pacific Giant Series
Delphinium 'New Millenium White Stars'
Delphinium New Millenium Mix
Delphinium elatum 'Dasante Blue'
Delphinium elatum  Million Dollar Blush'
Delphinium elatum  'Million Dollar Blue'
Delphinium grandiflorum 'Summer Nights'
Dianthus 'Jolt Cherry'
Dianthus  'Ideal Select Violet'
Dianthus  'Jolt Pink'
Dianthus caryophyllus 'Grenadin King of Blacks'
Dianthus caryophyllus 'Grenadin Yellow'
Digitalis 'Illumination Flame'
Digitalis purpurea Excelsior Group
Digitalis purpurea 'Lily's Lilac'
Digitalis purpurea 'Primrose Carousel'
Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora  
Echinacea PowWow® White
Echinacea PowWow® Wild Berry
Echium pininana 'Blue Steeple'
Eschscholzia californica  'Orange King'
Eschscholzia californica  Double Solar Flare'
Euphorbia hypericifolia Diamond Frost®
Eutrochium fistulosum  
Felicia amelloides  
Felicia amelloides 'Variegata'
Festuca valesiaca var. glaucantha  
Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Yellow Queen'
Gazania rigens Kiss Frosty Yellow
Gazania rigens Kiss and Tell Mix
Gazania rigens  Kiss Frosty Orange
Geranium wlassovianum  
Gerbera jamesonii California Giants Mixed
Geum  'Lady Stratheden'
Gladiolus 'Bananarama'
Gladiolus 'Manhattan'
Gladiolus  'Chit Chat''
Gladiolus  'Polar Bear'
Glandularia canadensis 'Homestead Purple'
Gomphrena globosa  
Gomphrena globosa 'Strawberry Fields'
Gypsophila elegans  Elegant Kermesina'
Helianthus ‘Sole d’Oro’
Helianthus angustifolius  
Helianthus annuus  'Ring of Fire'
Helianthus annuus 'Velvet Queen'
Helianthus annuus  'Soraya'
Helianthus annuus 'Moonwalker'
Helianthus annuus  'Big Smile' 
Helianthus debilis 'Vanilla Ice'
Hemerocallis 'Hyperion'
Heterotheca villosa  
Hydrangea macrophylla Everlasting Garnet
Hydrangea macrophylla Everlasting Revolution
Hydrangea macrophylla Mini Penny™
Hydrangea paniculata  'Grandiflora'
Hydrangrea macrophylla Endless Summer®
Iberis umbellata Candy Cane Mix
Ipomoea alba  
Ipomoea tricolor 'Heavenly Blue'
Ipomoea tricolor 'Clark's Heavenly Blue'
Iris sibirica 'Ruffled Velvet'
Isolepis cernua  'Live Wire'
Isolepis cernua  
Jasminum officinale Fiona Sunrise
Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star'
Karomia tettensis  
Lagurus ovatus 'Bunny Tails'
Lamprocapnos spectabilis  
Lathyrus odoratus  'Matucana'
Lavandula angustifolia  
Lavatera trimestris  'Novella Rose'
Liatris spicata 'Kobold'
Lilium 'Chill Out'
Lilium 'Conca d'Or'
Lilium  'Litouwen'
Lilium  'Zelmira'
Lilium  'Scarlet Delight'
Lilium  'Tabledance'
Lilium  'Forza Red'
Lilium  'Nova Zembla'
Lilium  'Cecil'
Lilium  'Golden Tycoon'
Lilium  'Indian Summerset'
Lilium formosanum  
Linaria maroccana  'Fairy Bouquet'
Lupinus  'Gallery Pink'
Lupinus  'Gallery Red'
Lupinus 'The Page'
Lupinus  'Gallery Yellow'
Lupinus  'The Governor'
Myosotis sylvatica  'Mon Amie Blue'
Myosotis sylvatica  'Miro'
Nerium oleander 'Red'
Nerium oleander 'Variegata'
Nicotiana alata  'Grand Ol' White'
Nicotiana mutabilis  'Perfume Mix'
Nigella damascena 'Miss Jerkyll Sky Blue'
Paeonia 'Sorcerer'
Paeonia 'Many Happy Returns'
Paeonia 'Eden's Perfume'
Paeonia 'Peach Blossom Falling in Snow'
Paeonia 'Chou Dynasty Yellow'
Paeonia 'Color of Ice'
Paeonia   'Glory Be'
Paeonia  'Pink Kisses'
Paeonia lactiflora 'Dairy Anne'
Paeonia lactiflora 'Riches and Honor'
Papaver commutatum  'Ladybird'
Papaver nudicaule 'Pulcinella Rose'
Papaver nudicaule Wonderland Mix
Papaver somniferum 'Drama Queen'
Pelargonium 'Blizzard Red'
Pelargonium 'Breakaway Red'
Penstemon × mexicanus 'Sunburst Ruby'
Penstemon heterophyllus 'Electric Blue'
Petunia  'Easy Wave Blue'
Philadelphus  'Minnesota Snowflake'
Phlox 'Minnie Pearl'
Phlox  'Cherry Glow'
Phlox drummondii  '21st Century Crimson'
Phlox paniculata 'Glamour Girl'
Phlox paniculata  'Red Riding Hood'
Phlox paniculata  'Blue Paradise'
Phygelius ×  rectus 'Moonraker'
Platycodon grandiflorus  'Astra Pink'
Platycodon grandiflorus  'Astra White'
Plumbago auriculata  
Plumbago auriculata forma alba  
Polianthes tuberosa  
Primula × polyantha  'Supernova Yellow'
Ranunculus asiaticus 'Friandine Red'
Rosa Fire Meidiland®
Rosa Cinderella™
Rosa Tequila Gold™
Rosa 'Madame Jenny'
Rosa Blaze'
Rosa Crimson Sky™
Rosa Spanish Sunset™
Rosa  'Don Juan'
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'
Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii  
Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida  
Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer'
Rudbeckia hirta 'Irish Eyes'
Rudbeckia hirta  'Cherry Brandy'
Rudbeckia laciniata 'Una Belle'
Saliva Mystic Spires Blue
Salpiglossis sinuata 'Black Trumpets'
Salpiglossis sinuata  'Kew Blue'
Salpiglossis sinuata  'Royale Red Bicolor'
Salvia Amistad®
Salvia farinacea 'Evolution'
Salvia farinacea 'Blue Bedder'
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
Salvia nemorosa  'Caradonna'
Salvia splendens 'Dancing Flame'
Salvia splendens Van-Houttei
Salvia splendens Saucy Red
Salvia splendens 'Lighthouse Red'
Salvia viridis var. comata 'Marble Arch Blue'
Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Ace of Spades'
Scaevola Bondi™ Blue
Schizanthus pinnatus  'Angel Wings'
Sedum 'African Sunset'
Sedum 'Herbstfreude'
Sedum telephium (Atropurpureum Group)  'Purple Emperor'
Silene chalcedonica   
Solenostemon Golden Dreams
Solenostemon 'Orange King'
Syringa pekinensis   China Snow®
Syringa pubescens ssp. patula  ‘Miss Kim’
Syringa reticulata  'Ivory Silk'
Tagetes erecta  'Babuda Yellow'
Thelesperma burridgeanum   'Philippine'
Thuja occidentalis  'Smaragd' 
Thunbergia alata  'Susie Yellow Black Eye'
Torenia Catalina® Midnight Blue
Tricyrtis formosana 'Samurai'
Tropaeolum majus Gleam Mix
Verbena  'Lollipop'
Viburnum sieboldii  
Viola  'Sunbeam'
Viola  'Helen Mount'
Vitis 'Chambourcin'
Weigela 'Florida Variegata'
Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls' 
Xerochrysum bracteatum Hot Bikini'
Zantedeschia 'Neon Armour'
Zantedeschia aethiopica 'White Giant'
Zinnia mixed cultivars
Zinnia 'Profusion Coral Pink'
Zinnia elegans 'Zahara Yellow'
Zinnia elegans Polar Bear'
Zinnia elegans 'Zahara Orange'
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