Discover The Gardens Garden Questionnaires Garden Questionnaire: The Butterfly Garden
When was the garden first created?
2004.
Who created the garden?
Dr. Pam Trewatha.
Who maintains the garden?
Peter Longley.
How many plants are in the garden?
Numerous.
How many plant types are in the garden?
Shrubs, Perennials, and Annuals.
How many plant species are in the garden?
Buttonbush, Crepe Myrtle, Weigelia, Buddleia, Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste Tree), Box, Agastache, Joe-Pye Weed, Russian Sage, Sedum, Lantana, Saxifrage, Coreopsis, Sunflower, Salvia, Verbena, Yarrow, Mint, Michaelmas Aster, Aster, Rose, Gilardia, Day Lily, Lavender, Tickseed, Milkweed, California Poppy, Rudbeckia, Chrysanthemum, Dianthus, Creeping Phlox, Pansies, Daffodils, and Tulips.
How many plant varieties are in the garden?
Buttonbush, White Crepe Myrtle, Red Crepe Myrtle, Purple Crepe Myrtle, Pink Crepe Myrtle, Pink Weigelia, White Buddleia, Light Purple Buddleia, Black Knight Buddleia, Vitex agnus-castus, Box, Blue Fortune Agastache, Joe-Pye Weed, Russian Sage, Stonecrop Seedum, White Lantana, Yellow Lantana, Red Lantana, Blue Saxifrage, Feather Leaf Yellow Coreopsis, Yellow Sunflower, Red Salvia, Victoria Blue Salvia, White Salvia, Red Verbena, Pink Verbena, Purple Verbena, Yellow Yarrow, Soft Mint, White Michaelmas Daisy Aster, Purple Crown Aster, Blue Summer Aster, Red Knockout Rose, Yellow/Red Gilardia, Yellow Day Lily, Heathcote Lavender, Yellow Tickseed, Red Milkweed, Orange Prairie Milkweed, Pink California Poppy, Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia, Yellow Chrysanthemum, Mauve Chrysanthemum, Pink Dianthus, Purple Creeping Phlox, Pink Creeping Phlox, Pale Blue Creeping Phlox, Purple Petunia, Pansies, King Alfred Daffodils, and Darwin Tulips.
Are the plants in this garden grouped in any special way?
They form a series of gardens divided by paths in a series of rings around a central bronze statue of a “Girl with Butterflies”.
When is the garden in peak bloom?
April, June, July, August, September, and Early October.
What’s especially interesting about this garden that visitors would like to know?
The garden intentionally grows plants that attract butterflies and are host plants in the butterfly cycle.
Are there any special concepts or strategies shaping this garden?
It is now an attractive compliment to the Dr. Bill Roston Butterfly House.
Are there future plans for this garden?
To increase host plants and plants that attract local native Missouri butterflies.
Is there anything else you’d like people to know about this garden?
On the north side, in size and shape, it mirrors the Ornamental Grass Garden on the south side of our specimen gardens.
See also: The Dr. Bill Roston Butterfly House
The Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center
2400 S. Scenic Ave
Springfield, MO 65807
417.891.1515
Botanical Center & Gardens Brochure (782.17 kB) Park Bench Winter 2011-2012 (3.32 MB)The Friends of the Garden mission is to "inspire the discovery, understanding and appreciation of nature by creating and maintaining gardens at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park and by supporting the mission of the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center and Park Board."
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