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.
Aloysia virgata
Family Name: Verbenaceae
Common Name: Sweet Almond Verbena
Provenance: Central Argentina, Brazil, and Peru
Hedychium coccineum
Family Name: Zingiberaceae
Common Name: Ginger Lily
Provenance: China
Camellia sinensis
Family Name: Theaceae
Common Name: Tea Plant
Provenance: Southeast Asia
Capsicum annum ‘Royal Black’
Family Name: Solanaceae
Common Name: Ornamental Pepper
Capsicum annum ‘Fish’
Family Name: Solanaceae
Common Name: Fish Pepper
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
Lamium maculatum ‘White Nancy’
Family Name: Lamiaceae
Common Name: Spotted Dead-Nettle
Rumex sanguineus
Family Name: Polygonaceae
Common Name: Red-veined Dock
Provenance: Europe, southwestern Asia, and northern Africa
Sechium edule
Family Name: Cucurbitaceae
Common Name: Chayote
Provenance: Mesoamerica
Syzygium jambos
Family Name: Myrtaceae
Common Name: Rose Apple
Provenance: Southeast Asia