The Flower Garden

Aconitum spp. Several species commonly called aconite, wolfsbane, and monkshood.

Actaea pachypoda Also known as doll's eyes or white baneberry.

Anemone nemorosa Common names include wood anemone, windflower, and thimbleweed.

Arum maculatum Commonly known as cuckoo-pint, lords and ladies, jack-in-the-pulpit, wake robin, wild arum, devils and angels, cows and bulls, Adam and Eve, bobbins, and starch-root.

Atropa belladonna Commonly known as deadly nightshade, belladonna, devil's cherry, and dwale.

Calla palustris Also known as marsh calla, wild calla, and water-arum.

Digitalis purpurea Commonly known as foxglove.

Colchicum autumnale Commonly known as autumn crocus and meadow saffron.

Hyacinthus orientalis Commonly known as hyacinth.

Sanguinaria canadensis Commonly known as bloodroot.

The Arboretum

Aesculus hippocastanum Commonly known as horse-chestnut

Cerbera odollam Commonly known as the suicide tree

Nerium oleander Commonly known as oleander.

Hippomane mancinella Commonly known as manchineel.

Quercus spp. Several species, commonly known as oak.

Taxus baccata Commonly known as English yew, common yew, and graveyard tree.

The Rock Garden

The Meadow by the Woodland

Conium maculatum Commonly known as hemlock, poison hemlock, spotted parsley, spotted cowbane, bad-man's oatmeal, poison snakeweed, and beaver poison.

Heracleum mantegazzianum Also known as giant hogweed.

Jacobaea vulgaris Commonly known as ragwort.

Ligustrum spp. Several species, commonly known as privet.

Phytolacca spp. Commonly known as pokeweed.

Podophyllum peltatum Commonly known as mayapple.

Toxicodendron spp. Several species, including Toxicodendron radicans (commonly known as poison ivy), Toxicodendron diversilobum (commonly known as poison-oak), and Toxicodendron vernix (commonly known as poison sumac).

The Reflecting Pool

Cicuta spp. Commonly known as water hemlock, cowbane, wild carrot, snakeweed, poison parsnip, false parsley, children's bane, and death-of-man.

The Cabinet of Curiousities

Ricinus communis Commonly known as castor oil plant, castor bean, and Palma Christi.

The Kitchen Garden

Lathyrus sativus Indian pea

Malus domestica Apple

Manihot esculenta Cassava

Myristica fragrans Nutmeg

Phaseolus lunatus Lima bean

Phaseolus vulgaris Kidney bean

Rheum rhaponticum Rhubarb

Solanum lycopersicum Tomato

Solanum tuberosum Potato

Physostigma venenosum Commonly known as calabar beans and ordeal beans.

The Garden of Fungal Delights

Amanita bisporigera Eastern Destroying Angel

Amanita muscaria Fly agaric

Coprinopsis atramentaria Common ink cap