Oudolf Garden Detroit

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Plants Now Blooming

During the growing season, this page is updated frequently so you can know what to look for in the garden.

Blooming as of 2025-05-29
Achillea x 'Moonshine'
Moonshine Yarrow
A Beds
Allium christophii

A Beds
Allium obliquum
Lop-sided onion or Twisted-leaf onion
A Beds
Amsonia 'Storm Cloud'

A Beds, C Beds, Triangles
Amsonia hubrichtii
Thread Leafed Bluestar
A Beds, B Beds, C Beds
Centaurea montana 'Amethyst Dream'
Amethyst Dream Bachelor's Button or Mountain Bluet
A Beds
Geranium psilostemon
Armenian Cranesbill
A Beds
Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'
Bloody Cranesbill 'Max Frei'
A Beds
Geum triflorum
Prairie Smoke
A Beds
Iris germanica 'Again and Again'
'Again and Again' Bearded Iris
A4
Iris germanica 'Best Bet'
'Best Bet' Bearded Iris
A5
Iris germanica 'Change of Pace'
'Change of Pace' Bearded Iris
A3
Iris germanica 'Clarence'
'Clarence' Bearded Iris
A1
Monarda bradburiana
Eastern Beebalm, or Bradbury's Beebalm
A Beds, B Beds, C Beds
Penstemon hirsutus

A Beds, C Beds
Sanguisorba menziesii 'Wake Up'

A Beds, C Beds
Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight'
Carolina Moonlight Yellow False Indigo
B Beds
Baptisia x 'Lunar Eclipse'
Lunar Eclipse False Indigo
B3, B4
Baptisia x 'Midnight Prairieblues'
Midnight Prairieblues False Indigo
B3, B5, B6
Cornus sericea 'Arctic Fire'
Red Osier Dogwood
Bird Border
Geranium renardii
Renard geranium
B Beds
Iris sibirica 'Perry's Blue'
'Perry's Blue' Siberian Iris
B Beds, Rain Garden
Myrica gale
Sweetgale or Myrica Gale
Bird Border, Rain Garden
Phlomis tuberosa 'Prima Donna'
'Prima Donna' Jerusalem Sage
B Beds
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Pasque Flower
B Beds
Salvia nemorosa 'Crystal Blue'
'Crystal Blue' Sage or Crystal Blue Balkan Clary Sage
B Beds
Salvia nemorosa 'Mainacht'
May Night Woodland Sage
B Beds
Trollius x cultorum 'New Moon'
New Moon Globe Flower
B Beds
Viburnum trilobum 'Bailey Compact'
cranberrybush viburnum, American cranberrybush
Bird Border
Camassia leichtlinii 'Blue Heaven'

C Beds
Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother'
Caesar's Brother Siberian Iris 
C Beds, Triangles
Salvia x sylvestris 'Rhapsody in Blue'
'Rhapsody in Blue' Perennial Salvia or Garden Sage
C Beds
Thalictrum aquilegia 'Thundercloud'
'Thundercloud' Meadow Rue
C Beds
Aquilegia canadensis
Wild Columbine
Rain Garden
Dodecatheon meadea
Midland Shooting Star
Rain Garden
Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Lucerne'

Rain Garden
Amsonia 'Blue Ice'

Triangles
Gillenia trifoliata

Triangles
Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Hill'

Triangles