United States Botanic GardenLady Bird Johnson's beautification work transformed the nation's capital. She is honored at the United States Botanic Garden in a free exhibit created by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin. To complement mid-Atlantic native plants that the U.S. Botanic Garden displays, the exhibit includes displays of the following native plants from across the country. |
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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Agave americana | American Century Plant, Century Plant | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Kinnikinnick, Red Bearberry, Kinnikinnik | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Artemisia ludoviciana | Louisiana Artemisia, Louisiana Sage, White Sage, Prairie Sage, Silver Sage, White Sagebrush, Louisiana Wormwood, Silver Wormwood, Louisiana Sagewort, Gray Sagewort, Cudweed Sagewort, Mugwort Wormwood | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun | Dry |
Asclepias tuberosa | Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Chasmanthium latifolium | Inland Sea Oats, Indian Wood Oats, Wild Oats, River Oats, Flathead Oats, Upland Oats, Upland Sea Oats | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Clethra alnifolia | Coastal Pepperbush, Coastal Sweet Pepperbush, Coastal Sweet Pepper, Alderleaf Pepperbush, Alderleaf Clethra, Clethra, Summer Sweet | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Coreopsis rosea | Pink Tickseed, Rose Coreopsis, Pink Coreopsis | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Coreopsis verticillata | Threadleaf Coreopsis, Whorled Tickseed, Whorled Coreopsis | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Cornus sericea | Red Osier Dogwood, Red Osier, Red-twig Dogwood | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Dichondra argentea | Silver Ponysfoot, Silver Ponyfoot | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Diplacus aurantiacus ssp. aurantiacus | Orange Bush Monkeyflower | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Echinacea purpurea | Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Epilobium canum | Hummingbird Trumpet, California Fuchsia, Zauschneria | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Erigeron glaucus | Seaside Fleabane, Seaside Daisy | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | |
Heliopsis helianthoides | Smooth Oxeye, Oxeye Sunflower, False Sunflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Juniperus horizontalis | Creeping Juniper, Creeping Savin | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Magnolia grandiflora | Southern Magnolia, Evergreen Magnolia, Loblolly Magnolia, Great Laurel Magnolia, Big Laurel, Bull Bay | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Melampodium leucanthum | Blackfoot Daisy, Rock Daisy, Plains Blackfoot, Arnica | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Monarda didyma | Scarlet Beebalm, Oswego Tea, Red Bergamot | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Muhlenbergia rigens | Deergrass, Meadow Muhly, Deer Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist |
Nassella tenuissima | Mexican Feathergrass, Mexican Wiregrass, Finestem Needlegrass, Ponytail Grass, Texas Tussock | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Oenothera lindheimeri | White Gaura, Butterfly Gaura, Lindheimer's Beeblossom, Lindheimer's Gaura | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Opuntia macrorhiza | Bigroot Prickly Pear, Twist-spine Prickly Pear, Common Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Phlox paniculata | Fall Phlox, Perennial Phlox | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Picea pungens | Blue Spruce, Colorado Spruce | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Pinus strobus | Eastern White Pine, Weymouth Pine | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglas Fir, Blue Douglas Fir | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan | Annual, Biennial, Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Salvia pachyphylla | Blue Sage | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Stokesia laevis | Stokes Aster | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |