United States Botanic Garden

Lady 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.


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