Wellesley College Botanic Gardens Edible Ecosystem Teaching Garden Plant List 2011-2015 Genus species 'Cultivar' Common name # planted year planted habitat within garden Achillea 'Apfelblute' 'Apfelblute' yarrow 7 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus Achillea 'Cassis' 'Cassis' yarrow 7 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus Achillea 'Moonshine' 'Moonshine' yarrow 5 2013 Fruit Woodland, Asian Pear Achillea 'Oertel's Rose' 'Oertel's Rose' 7 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus yarrow Achillea 'Paprika' 'Paprika' yarrow 7 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus Achillea 'Strawberry Seduction' 'Strawberry 7 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus Seduction' yarrow Achillea 'Summer Wine' 'Summer Wine' 7 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus yarrow Achillea 'Terracotta' 'Terracotta' yarrow 7 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus Achillea 'Velvet Red' 'Velvet Red' yarrow 7 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus Achillea ageratifolia white tansy yarrow 43 2014 Fruit Thicket, Vacciniums Achillea millefolium yarrow 26 2011 Nut Grove Agastache foeniculum anise hyssop 4 2014 Fruit Thicket Ajuga reptans carpetweed 105 2011 Nut Grove Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop' 'Black Scallop' 41 2014 Fruit Thicket, Vacciniums carpetweed Ajuga reptans 'Braunherz' or 'Braunherz' or 41 2014 Fruit Thicket, Vacciniums 'Bronze Heart' 'Bronze Heart' carpetweed Ajuga reptans 'Dixie Chip' 'Dixie Chip' 41 2014 Fruit Thicket, Vacciniums carpetweed Ajuga reptans 'Mahogany' 'Mahogany' 41 2014 Fruit Thicket, Vacciniums carpetweed Allium canadense wild garlic 4 2013 Fruit Woodland, Jujubes Allium canadense Canadian garlic 8 2015 Fruit Woodland Allium cepa aggregatum potato onion 10 2013 Fruit Woodland, Apple Allium cernuum nodding wild onion 15 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus Allium cernuum nodding wild onion 6 2013 Fruit Woodland, Jujubes Allium cernuum nodding wild onion 12 2013 Fruit Woodland, Shipova Allium cernuum nodding wild onion 12 2015 Fruit Woodland Allium fistulosum Welsh onion 10 2013 Fruit Woodland, Asian Pear Allium fistulosum Welsh onion 13 2015 Fruit Woodland Allium schoenoprasum chives 63 2011 Nut Grove Allium schoenoprasum chives 24 2015 Fruit Woodland Allium senescens German garlic 3 2015 Fruit Woodland Allium tuberosum garlic chives 24 2015 Fruit Woodland Amelanchier alnifolia 'Regent' 'Regent' saskatoon 3 2014 Fruit Thicket Amelanchier alnifolia 'Regent' 'Regent' saskatoon 1 2014 Fruit Thicket, Serviceberry
Amelanchier stolonifera running 5 2014 Fruit Thicket serviceberry Amphicarpaea bracteata ground bean 18 2013 Fruit Woodland, Persimmon Amphicarpaea bracteata ground bean 9 2011 Nut Grove Anemone virginiana tall thimbleweed 18 2014 Fruit Thicket Arabis alpina alpine rock cress 45 2014 Fruit Thicket, Lonicera Arabis caucasica wall rock cress 26 2014 Fruit Thicket, Serviceberry Arabis caucasica wall rock cress 29 2014 Fruit Thicket, Lonicera Aronia 'Iroquois Beauty' 'Iroquois Beauty' 6 2014 Fruit Thicket aronia (AKA 'Morton') Aronia melanocarpa 'Nero' 'Nero' aronia 3 2014 Fruit Thicket Aronia melanocarpa 'Viking' 'Viking' aronia 2 2014 Fruit Thicket Asimina triloba 'Pennsylvania 'Pennsylvania 1 2011 Nut Grove Golden' Golden' pawpaw Asimina triloba 'Taytwo' 'Taytwo' pawpaw 1 2012 Fruit Woodland Asparagus officinalis asparagus 25 2015 Fruit Woodland Aster ericoides Heath Aster 11 2015 Fruit Woodland Aster oblongifolius 'October Oct Skies aromatic 4 2015 Fruit Woodland Skies' aster Astragalus crassicarpus groundplum 9 2013 Fruit Woodland, Asian Pear milkvetch Astragalus glycyphyllos licorice milkvetch 101 2011 Nut Grove Astragalus racemosus Creamy Milk Vetch 7 2015 Fruit Woodland Bergenia purpurascens purple bergenia 19 2014 Fruit Thicket, Serviceberry Bergenia purpurascens purple bergenia 25 2014 Fruit Thicket, Ribes Blephilia ciliata downy wood mint 5 2013 Fruit Woodland, Asian Pear Bouteloua curtipendula sideoats grama 90 2014 Fruit Thicket Bouteloua gracilis blue grama grass 90 2014 Fruit Thicket Callirhoe bushii Bush's poppy 35 2014 Fruit Thicket mallow Callirhoe involucrata purple poppy 9 2014 Fruit Thicket, Ribes mallow Camassia angusta prairie hyacinth 24 2014 Fruit Thicket Campanula cochlearifolia fairies thimbles 24 2015 Fruit Woodland Campanula fenestrellata Adriatic bellflower 13 2015 Fruit Woodland Campanula hybrid 'Sarastro' Sarastro bellflower 8 2015 Fruit Woodland Carex eburnea bristleleaf sedge 57 2011 Nut Grove Carex hachioensis Japanese sedge 14 2011 Nut Grove Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge 69 2011 Nut Grove Castanea crenata dwarf Korean 1 2011 Nut Grove chestnut Castanea pumila chinkapin 4 2011 Nut Grove Castanea sequinii x mollissima 'Seguin Hybrid' 'Seguin Hybrid' chestnut 1 2011 Nut Grove
Castanea pumila hybrid 'Chinkapin Hybrid 2 2011 Nut Grove 'Chinkapin Hybrid chestnut Centranthus ruber red valerian 18 2015 Fruit Woodland Cephalotaxus harringtonia plum yew 3 2011 Nut Grove Cerastium tomentosum 'Silver 'Silver Carpet' 36 2014 Fruit Thicket, Ribes Carpet' snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum 'Silver 'Silver Carpet' 29 2014 Fruit Thicket, Lonicera Carpet' snow-in-summer Ceratostigma plumbaginoides dwarf plumbago 23 2014 Fruit Thicket, Serviceberry Ceratostigma plumbaginoides dwarf plumbago 45 2014 Fruit Thicket, Lonicera Cercis canadensis redbud 1 2011 Nut Grove Chamaemelum nobile chamomile 98 2014 Fruit Thicket, Vacciniums Chamaemelum nobile chamomile 6 2013 Fruit Woodland, Asan Pear Chamaemelum nobile chamomile 120 2015 Fruit Woodland Chenopodium bonus-henricus good King Henry 24 2015 Fruit Woodland Chrysogonum virginianum green and gold 108 2014 Fruit Thicket, Mahonias Chrysogonum virginianum green and gold 90 2014 Fruit Thicket, Lonicera Chrysogonum virginianum green and gold 32 2015 Fruit Woodland Cichorium intybus chicory 4 2013 Fruit Thicket, Ribes Cichorium intybus 'Red Rib' red rib chicory 8 2013 Fruit Woodland, Shipova Cichorium intybus chicory 18 2015 Fruit Woodland Claytonia sibirica Siberian spring 19 2014 Fruit Thicket, Mahonias beauty Claytonia sibirica Siberian spring 7 2014 Fruit Thicket, Ribes beauty Claytonia sibirica miner s lettuce 50 2015 Fruit Woodland Clinopodium douglasii yerba buena 12 2015 Fruit Woodland Clinopodium vulgare wild basil 15 2013 Fruit Woodland, Asian Pear Coreopsis palmata prairie coreopsis 14 2014 Fruit Thicket Coreopsis rosea pink tickseed 24 2015 Fruit Woodland Coreopsis verticillata 'Golden Gain' 'Golden Gain' thread-leaved coreopsis 24 2011 Nut Grove Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' 'Zagreb' threadleaved 24 2011 Nut Grove coreopsis Corylus avellana ''Yamhill' 'Yamhill' European 1 2011 Nut Grove filbert Corylus avellana 'Gem' 'Gem' European 2 2011 Nut Grove filbert Corylus avellana 'Jefferson' 'Jefferson' 2 2011 Nut Grove European filbert Crambe cordifolia colewort 8 2015 Fruit Woodland Crambe maritima sea kale 6 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus Crambe maritima sea kale 5 2013 Fruit Thicket, Ribes Crambe maritima sea kale 10 2015 Fruit Woodland Dalea candida white prairie clover 13 2013 Fruit Woodland, Shipova Dalea purpurea purple prairie clover 15 2013 Fruit Thicket, Ribes
Deschampsia flexuosa wavy hair grass 75 2014 Fruit Thicket Desmodium illinoense Illinois tick 5 2013 Fruit Woodland, Apple Diospyros virginiana 'Ruby'? 'Ruby'? American 1 2012 Fruit Woodland persimmon Duchesnea indica false strawberry 54 2011 Nut Grove Erigeron glaucus 'Wayne 'Wayne Roderick' 18 2014 Fruit Thicket, Ribes Roderick' seaside daisy Erigeron pulchellus robin's plantain 32 2015 Fruit Woodland Ficus carica ''Chicago Hardy' 'Chicago Hardy' fig 1 2015 Fruit Woodland Fragaria vesca 'Intensity' 'Intensity' 50 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus woodland strawberry Fragaria vesca 'Intensity' 'Intensity' 31 2013 Fruit Woodland, Apple woodland strawberry Fragaria virginiana 'Kelly's 'Kelly's Blanket' wild 261 2011 Nut Grove Blanket' strawberry Fragaria hybrid 'Mara des Bois' garden strawberry 25 2015 Fruit Woodland Galax urceolata wand flower 15 2014 Fruit Thicket, Lonicera Galax urceolata wand flower 7 2014 Fruit Thicket, Ribes Gaultheria procumbens 'Veryberry' 'Veryberry' 20 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens 'Veryberry' 'Veryberry' 12 2013 Fruit Thicket, Ribes wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens 'Veryberry' 'Veryberry' 12 2013 Fruit Woodland, Jujubes wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens 'Veryberry' 'Veryberry' 8 2013 Fruit Woodland, Apple Genista pilosa procumbens 'Vancouver Gold' wintergreen 'Vancouver Gold' silky-leaf woadwaxen 8 2014 Fruit Thicket, Serviceberry Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's 'Bevan's Variety' 68 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus Variety' rock cranesbill Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's 'Bevan's Variety' 48 2013 Fruit Thicket, Ribes Variety' rock cranesbill Hosta montana urui, large-leaved 28 2011 Nut Grove hosta Hosta montana urui, large-leaved 2 2011 Nut Grove, Pawpaw hosta Hydrophyllum virginianum waterleaf 5 2015 Oak understory Hypericum punctatum spotted St. 14 2014 Fruit Thicket Johnswort Hypericum sphaerocarpum round-fruited St. 14 2014 Fruit Thicket Johnswort Lathyrus japonicus maritima beach pea 6 2013 Fruit Woodland, Persimmon Lespedeza virginica slender lespedeza 9 2014 Fruit Thicket Liatris scariosa northern 12 2014 Fruit Thicket blazingstar Liatris scariosa devil's bite 12 2015 Fruit Woodland Ligusticum scoticum Scotch lovage 11 2015 Fruit Woodland
Lonicera caerula 'Blue Hokkaido' 'Blue Hokkaido' 2 2014 Fruit Thicket honeyberry Lonicera caerula 'Blue Velvet' 'Blue Velvet' 2 2014 Fruit Thicket honeyberry Lonicera caerula 'Kamchatka' 'Kamchatka' 2 2014 Fruit Thicket honeyberry Lotus corniculatus 'Plena' prostrate bird'sfoot 32 2013 Fruit Thicket, Ribes Lotus corniculatus 'Plena' prostrate bird'sfoot 22 2014 Fruit Thicket, Vacciniums Lotus corniculatus 'Plena' prostrate bird'sfoot 22 2014 Fruit Thicket, Ribes Lotus corniculatus 'Plena' prostrate bird'sfoot 12 2014 Fruit Thicket, Serviceberry Lotus corniculatus 'Plena' prostrate bird'sfoot 15 2013 Fruit Woodland, Jujubes Lotus corniculatus 'Plena' prostrate bird'sfoot 48 2015 Fruit Woodland Mahonia repens dwarf mahonia 3 2014 Fruit Thicket, Serviceberry Mahonia repens dwarf mahonia 10 2014 Fruit Thicket Malus domestica 'Honey Crisp' Honey Crisp apple 1 2014 Fruit Woodland Mazus radicans motley mazus 45 2015 Fruit Woodland Mazus reptans 'Albus' white creeping 48 2015 Fruit Woodland mazus Meehania cordata Meehan's mint 50 2015 Fruit Woodland Mentha arvensis American field mint 50 2011 Nut Grove Mentha suaveolens apple mint 15 2011 Nut Grove Mitchella repens partridgeberry 14 2013 Fruit Woodland, Shipova Oenothera macrocarpa Missouri evening 7 2014 Fruit Thicket primrose Oenothera rhombipetala diamond petal 7 2014 Fruit Thicket primrose Origanum vulgare hirtum oregano 8 2013 Fruit Woodland, Shipova Origanum vulgare 'Humile' dwarf Greek 2015 Fruit Woodland oregano Ornithogalum pyrenaicum Prussian asparagus 17 2015 Fruit Woodland Parthenium integrifolium wild quinine 15 2015 Fruit Woodland Pernettya mucronata 'Indian Lake' Chilean wintergreen 1 2015 Fruit Woodland Pernettya mucronata 'Pink Chilean wintergreen 1 2015 Fruit Woodland Snowdrop' Pernettya mucronata 'Snowdrop' Chilean wintergreen 1 2015 Fruit Woodland Phlox divaricata wild blue phlox 112 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus Phlox stolonifera 'Weesie 'Weesie Smith' 48 2013 Fruit Thicket, Ribes Smith' woodland phlox Phlox subulata moss pink 43 2014 Fruit Thicket, Vacciniums Phlox subulata moss pink 18 2013 Fruit Woodland, Apple Phlox subulata moss pink 32 2015 Fruit Woodland
Physalis longifolia subglabrata yellow ground 16 2015 Fruit Woodland cherry Polemonium reptans Jacob's ladder 15 2014 Fruit Thicket Polygonatum canaliculatum (aka P. biflorum var. commutatum) Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum giant Solomon's seal 8 2014 Fruit Thicket giant Solomon s 3 2015 Fruit Woodland seal Polymnia canadensis whiteflower leafcup 5 2014 Fruit Thicket Potentilla anserina silverweed 36 2014 Fruit Thicket, Ribes Potentilla anserina silverweed 16 2013 Fruit Woodland, Jujubes Potentilla anserina silverweed 24 2013 Fruit Woodland, Persimmon Potentilla anserina silverweed 12 2013 Fruit Woodland, Shipova Potentilla neumanniana 'Nana' 'Nana' spring 36 2014 Fruit Thicket, Vacciniums cinquefoil Potentilla neumanniana 'Nana' creeping cinquefoil 48 2015 Fruit Woodland Primula vulgaris common primrose 19 2014 Fruit Thicket, Mahonias Prunus americana American plum 1 2011 Nut Grove Prunus amydgdalus 'Hall's 'Hall's Hardy' 1 2013 Nut Grove Hardy' almond Prunus amygdalus 'Reliable' 'Reliable' almond 1 2013 Fruit Thicket Prunus japonica 'Nakai' 'Nakai' Japanese 5 2012 Fruit Thicket bush cherry Prunus munsoniana wild goose plum 3 2012 Fruit Thicket Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw plum 2 2011 Nut Grove Pulmonaria officinalis lungwort 7 2014 Fruit Thicket, Ribes Pycnanthemum flexuosum Appalachian 6 2013 Fruit Woodland, Persimmon mountain mint Pycnanthemum incanum hoary mountain 3 2013 Fruit Woodland, Jujubes mint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium slender mountain 5 2013 Fruit Woodland, Apple mint Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain 5 2013 Fruit Woodland, Apple mint Pyrus bretschneideris multi-cv Multi CV Asian pear 1 2012 Fruit Woodland Quercus prinoides dwarf chinkapin oak 1 2011 Nut Grove Ribes 'Invicta' 'Invicta' gooseberry 1 2014 Fruit Thicket Ribes 'Jahn's Prairie' 'Jahn's Prairie' 1 2014 Fruit Thicket gooseberry Ribes 'Tixia' 'Tixia' gooseberry 2 2014 Fruit Thicket Ribes silvestre red currant 5 2011 Nut Grove Ribes x culverwellii jostaberry 3 2011 Nut Grove Ribes odoratum clove currant 7 2012 Fruit Thicket Rubus pentalobus x tricolor 'Betty Ashburner' 32 2011 Nut Grove 'Betty Ashburner' raspberry Rubus tricolor creeping bramble 26 2011 Nut Grove Rumex acetosa 'Profusion' 'Profusion' sorrel 6 2013 Fruit Thicket, Ribes
Rumex acetosa 'Profusion' 'Profusion' sorrel 10 2013 Fruit Woodland, Asian Pear Rumex acetosa Profusion 'Profusion' sorrel 54 2015 Fruit Woodland Sanguisorba minor salad burnet 15 2015 Fruit Woodland Scorzonera hispanica scorzonera 18 2015 Fruit Woodland Scutellaria incana hoary skullcap 10 2014 Fruit Thicket Scutellaria incana hoary skullcap 17 2015 Fruit Woodland Sedum acre goldmoss stonecrop 48 2015 Fruit Woodland Sedum sexangulare tasteless stonecrop 0 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus Sedum ternatum wild stonecrop 33 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus Senna marilandica Maryland senna 3 2014 Fruit Thicket Senna marilandica Maryland senna 5 2013 Fruit Woodland, Shipova Sium sisarum skirret 11 2015 Fruit Woodland Solidago odora sweet goldenrod 50 2015 Fruit Woodland Stachys affinis Chinese artichoke 3 2013 Fruit Woodland, Persimmon Stachys affinis Chinese artichoke 14 2011 Nut Grove Stachys affinis mintroot 9 2015 Fruit Woodland Stachys byzantina 'Cotton Boll' 'Cotton Boll' lamb's 23 2014 Fruit Thicket, Vacciniums ear Stachys byzantina 'Silky Fleece' 'Silky Fleece' lamb's 23 2014 Fruit Thicket, Vacciniums ear Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet' 'Silver Carpet' 23 2014 Fruit Thicket, Vacciniums lamb's ear Symphyotrichum oolentangiense Sky Blue Aster 9 2015 Fruit Woodland Symphytum Hidcote Blue Hidcote Blue 172 2011 Nut Grove dwarf comfrey Symphytum grandiflorum dwarf comfrey 26 2011 Nut Grove Tephrosia virginiana goat's rue 20 2014 Fruit Thicket Tephrosia virginiana goat s rue 7 2015 Fruit Woodland Thermopsis caroliniana Carolina lupine 15 2014 Fruit Thicket Thermopsis chinensis 'Sophia' Sophia Chinese 72 2015 Fruit Woodland lupine Thermopsis lanceolata dwarf Carolina 32 2015 Fruit Woodland lupine Thymus praecox creeping thyme 12 2013 Fruit Woodland, Jujubes Thymus praecox 'Coccineus' red creeping thyme 48 2015 Fruit Woodland Thymus praecox 'Highland Highland Cream 48 2015 Fruit Woodland Cream' thyme Thymus serpyllum wild thyme 28 2013 Fruit Woodland, Shipova Thymus serpyllum 'Magic Magic Carpet 32 2015 Fruit Woodland Carpet' thyme Trifolium repens white clover seeds 2015 Fruit Woodland Trifolium repens 'Microclover' microclover seeds 2013 Fruit Thicket, Prunus Trifolium repens 'Microclover' microclover seeds 2013 Fruit Thicket, Ribes Vaccinium 'Chippewa' 'Chippewa' blueberry Vaccinium 'Northblue' 'Northblue' blueberry 10 2014 Fruit Thicket 15 2014 Fruit Thicket
Vaccinium 'Northcountry' 'Northcountry' 35 2014 Fruit Thicket blueberry Vaccinium 'Northsky' 'Northsky' 35 2014 Fruit Thicket blueberry Vaccinium 'Polaris' 'Polaris' blueberry 10 2014 Fruit Thicket Verbena canadensis rose verbena 2 2013 Fruit Woodland, Jujubes Verbena stricta hoary verbena 10 2014 Fruit Thicket Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's root 8 2014 Fruit Thicket Viola labradorica (riviniana?!) Labrador violet (?) 32 2013 Fruit Thicket, Ribes Viola labradorica (riviniana?!) Labrador violet (?) 84 2013 Fruit Thicket Viola odorata 'Cornish White' 'Cornish White' 28 2013 Fruit Thicket, Ribes violet Viola odorata 'Konigin sweet violet 32 2015 Fruit Woodland Charlotte' Viola hybrid 'Etain' Etain violet 72 2015 Fruit Woodland Viola hybrid Rebecca Rebecca violet 5 2015 Fruit Woodland Waldsteinia fragarioides barren strawberry 72 2013 Fruit Thicket, Ribes Waldsteinia fragarioides barren strawberry 32 2013 Fruit Thicket Waldsteinia fragarioides barren strawberry 113 2014 Fruit Thicket, Vacciniums Waldsteinia fragarioides barren strawberry 64 2011 Nut Grove x Sorbopyrus auricularis shipova 1 2012 Fruit Woodland Ziziphus jujuba jujube 2 2012 Fruit Woodland