Formal Garden Plant List
With a central landscape bed featuring symmetrical plantings, the Formal Garden takes a contemporary spin on the traditional definition of a ‘formal’ garden. Edible plants are utilized in ornamental seasonal displays, with surrounding beds highlighting permanent specimen plants like the Bodhi tree, Mexican fig, and false aralia.
Acorus gramineus ‘Golden Lion’
Family Name: Acoraceae
Common Name: Japanese Sweet Flag
Ananas lucidas
Family Name: Bromeliaceae
Common Name: Red Spineless Pineapple
Provenance: Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela
Aloysia virgata
Family Name: Verbenaceae
Common Name: Sweet Almond Bush
Provenance: Argentina, Brazil, Peru
Alpinia zerumbet
Family Name: Zingiberaceae
Common Name: Shell Ginger
Provenance: East Asia
Angelica keiskei
Family Name: Apiaceae
Common Name: Ashitaba
Provenance: Japan
Camellia sinensis
Family Name: Theaceae
Common Name: Tea Plant
Provenance: East Asia
Coffea arabica
Family Name: Rubiaceae
Common Name: Arabian Coffee
Provenance: Ethiopia
Farfugium japonicum var. giganteum
Family Name: Asteraceae
Common Name: Giant Ligularia
Provenance: Japan
Ficus petiolaris
Family Name: Moraceae
Common Name: Rock Fig
Provenance: Mexico
Ficus religiosa
Family Name: Moraceae
Common Name: Bodhi Tree
Provenance: India and China
Ginkgo biloba ‘Jade Butterfly’
Family Name: Ginkgoaceae
Common Name: Maidenhair Tree
Ligustrum sinense ‘Sunshine’
Family Name: Oleaceae
Common Name: Sunshine Privet
Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nana’
Family Name: Asparagaceae
Common Name: Dwarf Mondo Grass
Plerandra elegantissima
Family Name: Araliaceae
Common Name: False Aralia
Provenance: New Caledonia
Syzygium jambos
Family Name: Myrtaceae
Common Name: Rose Apple
Provenance: Southeast Asia