Stroll Gallery
A collection of woody plants and perennials from around the world creates a rich tapestry in this garden, perfect for exploration and discovery.
Stroll Gallery
The Stroll Gallery is a dynamic collection of woody plants and perennials from around the world, forming a rich tapestry that invites exploration and discovery. This garden area emphasizes the beauty and diversity of global flora, encouraging visitors to wander its pathways and appreciate the artistry of plant combinations.
Key plants from this area are listed below by their botanical and common names to help inspire your sustainable garden designs.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Aquilegia vulgaris
European Columbine 'Leprechaun Gold'
Aquilegia vulgaris
European Columbine 'Wing Double Dark Blue & White'
Aquilegia vulgaris
European Columbine 'Winky Double Red & White'
Arctostaphylos densifiora
Vine Hill Manzanita 'Howard McMinn'
Arctostaphylos rudis
Shagbark Manzanita
Arctostaphylos x
Kinnikinnick 'Emerald Carpet'
Arctostaphylos x
Manzinita 'Pacific Mist'
Arenaria balearica
Mossy or Corsican Sandwort
Armeria maritima
White-flowered Sea Thrift 'Alba'
Armeria maritima
Red-leaved Sea Thrift 'Rubrifolia'
Armeria pseudarmeria
Sea Thrift 'Ballerina White'
Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum
Variegated Tall Oatgrass 'Variegatum'
Artemisia versicolor
Curlicue Sage 'Sea Foam'
Asarina procumbens
Creeping Snapdragon
Asarum caudatum
British Columbia wild ginger
Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's Tongue Fern
Asplenium scolopendrium
Ruffled Hart's Tongue Fern 'Angustatum'
Athrotaxis x laxifolia
Tasmanian Cedar; Intermediate Pine
Athyrium niponicum
Crested Japanese Painted Fern 'Applecourt'
Azara microphylla
Boxleaf Azara
Azara microphylla 'Variegata'
Variegated Boxleaf Azara 'Variegata'
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese Barberry 'Rose Glow'
Blechnum penna-marina ssp. alpina
Alpine Water or Little Hard Fern
Callitropsis nootkatensis
Alaskan Cedar 'Gloria Polonica'
Callitropsis nootkatensis
Alaskan Cedar 'Green Arrow'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Beoley Gold'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Darkness'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Firefly'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Fraser's Old Gold'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Golden Carpet'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Grey Carpet'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Hillbrook Orange'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Hillbrook Sparkler'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Larissa'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Lewis Lile'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Lime Glade'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Pat's Gold'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Peter Sparkes'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Red Haze'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Red Star'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Sesam'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Silver Knight'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Stockholm'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Velvet Fascination'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'White Lawn'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Wickwar Flame'
Calluna vulgaris
Scots Heather 'Zeta'
Camassia leichtlinii ssp. suksdorfii
Suksdorf's Large Camas
Camellia japonica
Japanese Camellia 'Mabel Bryan'
Camellia sasanqua
Setsugakka or Christmas Camellia 'Setsugakka'
Camellia x
Camellia 'Tom Knudsen'
Carex buchananii
Leatherleaf Sedge
Cedrus atlantica
Atlas Cedar 'Glauca Pendula'
Cedrus deodara
Himalayan Cedar 'Bush's Electra'
Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian
Cercidiphyllum japonica
Katsura Tree 'Heronswood Globe'
Cercidiphyllum japonica
Katsura Tree 'Morioka Weeping'
Cercis canadensis ssp. texensis
Okalahoma Redbud
Cercis siliquastrum
Judas tree
Chamaecyparis obtusa
Golden Hinoki False-Cypress 'Verdoni'
Chamaecyparis pisifera
Sawara False-Cypress 'Cream Ball'
Chamaecyparis pisifera
Sawara False-Cypress 'Golden Mops'
Chamaecyparis pisifera
Sawara False-Cypress 'Snow'
Cimicifuga racemosa
Snakeroot 'Pink Spike'
Coreopsis verticillata
Whorled Coreopsis 'Zagreb'
Cornus kousa
Kousa Dogwood 'Heart Throb'
Cornus kousa
Kousa Dogwood 'National'
Cornus kousa
Kousa Dogwood 'Ohkan'
Cornus kousa
Variegated Kousa Dogwood 'Wolf Eyes'
Corokia cotoneaster
Wire-netting Bush
Cotinus coggygria
Smokebush 'Golden Spirit'
Cotinus coggygria
Smokebush 'Royal Purple'
Cotinus x
Smokebush Hybrid Royal Purple 'Grace'
Crocosmia x
Crocosmia 'Little Redhead'
Crocosmia x
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
Cryptomeria japonica
Plume Japanese Cedar 'Elegans'
Cryptomeria japonica
Golden Japanese Cedar 'Sekkan'
Cyclamen coum
Cyclamen
Cyclamen hederifolium
Cyclamen
Cymbalaria aequitriloba
Mini Kenilworth Ivy
Daboecia cantabrica
Irish Heath 'Hookstone Purple'
Darmera peltata
Indian Rhubarb; Umbrella Plant
Dicentra spectabilis
Pacific Bleeding Heart
Diospyros kaki
Japanese Persimmon
Disporum cantoniense
Fairy Bells 'Night Heron'
Dryopteris erythrosora
Autumn Fern 'Brilliance'
Dryopteris lepidopoda
Sunset Fern
Elaeagnus x ebbingei
Ebbing's Silverberry 'Gilt Edge'
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus
Five-leaf Aralia 'Variegatus'
Elymus magellanicus
Mallegan's Blue Wheat Grass
Embothrium coccineum
Chilean Fire Bush
Epilobium septentrionale
California Fushsia 'Mattole Select'
Epimedium grandiflorum
Large Lilac Purple Bishop's Cap 'Lilafee'
Epimedium grandiflorum ssp. koreanum
Korean Epimedium 'Harold Epstein'
Epimedium x perralchicum
Deep-Yellow Barrenwort 'Black Sea'
Erica arborea
Tree Heath 'Estrella Gold'
Erica arborea
Tree Heath 'Golden Joy'
Erica carnea
Winter Heath 'Golden Starlet'
Erica carnea
Winter Heath 'Isabell'
Erica carnea
Winter Heath 'Myretoun Ruby'
Erica carnea
Winter Heath 'Snowy Hilltop'
Erica carnea
Winter Heath 'Vivelli'
Erica carnea
Winter Heath 'Winter Joy'
Erica cinerea
Twisted Heath 'Celebration'
Erica cinerea
Twisted Heath 'Lime Soda'
Erica cinerea
Twisted Heath 'Velvet Night'
Erica terminalis
Corsican Heath
Erica x darleyensis
Dale Darley Heath 'Archie Graham'
Erica x darleyensis
Dale Darley Heath 'Eva Gold'
Erica x darleyensis
Dale Darley Heath 'Jenny Porter'
Erica x darleyensis
Dale Darley Heath 'Kramer's Red'
Erica x darleyensis
Dale Darley Heath 'Lyra'
Erica x darleyensis
Dale Darley Heath 'Mary Helen'
Erica x darleyensis
Dale Darley Heath 'Norman K. Webster'
Erica x darleyensis
Dale Darley Heath 'Rubina'
Erica x darleyensis
Dale Darley Heath 'Silver Melt'
Erica x darleyensis
Dale Darley Heath 'White Perfection'
Erica x griffithsii
Hybrid Heath 'Valerie Griffiths'
Erica x watsonii
Watson's Heath 'Pearly Pink'
Eriophyllum lanatum
Wolly Sunflower
Erysimum x
Wallflower 'Apricot Twist'
Eucalyptus dalrympleana x glaucescens
Hybrid Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus glaucescens
Tingiringi Gum
Eucalyptus lacrimans
Weeping Snow Gum
Euonymus alatus
Winged Euonymus
Eupatorium rugosum
Boneset 'Chocolate'
Fargesia robusta
Clumping Bamboo
Festuca glauca
Fescue 'Blue Glow'
Festuca idahoensis ssp. roemeri
Fescue 'Roemer's'
Fothergilla gardenii
Dwarf Fothergilla
Fothergilla gardenii
Fothergilla 'Blue Mist'
Fothergilla x
Mountain Witchalder 'Mount Airy'
Fragaria chiloensis
Chilean Strawberry; Beach Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa
Strawberry 'Lipstick'
Garrya elliptica
Coast Silk Tassel 'James Roof'
Gaultheria fragrantissima
Frangrant Wintergreen
Gaultheria trigonoclada
Himalayan Snowberry
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo 'Chi Chi'
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo 'Majestic Butterfly'
Hakonechloa macra
Striped Japanese Forest Grass 'Albostriata'
Hakonechloa macra
Gold-Striped Japanese Forest Grass 'Aureola'
Hakonechloa macra
Red Wind Japanese Forest Grass 'Beni-kaze'
Halimiocistus sahucii
Sahuc Rockrose
Hamamelis x intermedia
Witch Hazel 'Jelena'
Hebe cupressoides
Cypress Hebe
Hebe decumbens
Decumbent Hebe
Hebe ochracea
Hebe 'E.C. Stirling'
Hebe odora
Boxwood Hebe 'Prostrata'
Hebe pimeleoides
Hebe 'Quicksilver'
Hebe pinguifolia
Hebe 'Sutherlandii'
Hebe recurva
Shrubby Veronica Hebe
Hebe x
McKean Hybrid Hebe
Helianthemum x
Rockrose 'Henfield Brilliant'
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Blue Oat Grass
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Oat Grass 'Sapphire Fountain'
Helleborus argutifolius
Corsican Hellebore 'Winter's Grace'
Helleborus x ericsmithii
Hellebore 'Silvermoon'
Heptacodium miconioides
Seven-son Flower
Hesperocyparis (Cupressus) arizonica var. glabra
Sulphur Arizona Cypress 'Sulphurea'
Hesperocyparis (Cupressus) sempervirens
Blue Italian Cypress 'Glauca'
Heuchera x
Fancy-leaf Coral Bells; Alumroot 'Ginger Ale'
Hokonechla maca
Japanese Forest Grass 'Aureola'
Hosta sieboldiana
Plantain Lily 'Elegans'
Hosta x
White-painted Hosta 'Albopicta'
Hosta x
Hosta 'Allegan Fog'
Hosta x
Hosta 'Captain Kirk'
Hosta x
Hosta 'Fragrant Blue'
Hosta x
Hosta 'Guacamole'
Hydrangea arborescens
Hydrangea 'Incrediball'
Hydrangea macrophylla
Big-Leaf Hydrangea 'Firelight'
Hydrangea macrophylla
Big-Leaf Hydrangea 'Next Generation Wedding Ring'
Ilex crenata
Upright Japanese Holly 'Sky Pencil'
Juncus effuses
Variegated Common Rush 'Variegatus'
Juniperus communis
Common Juniper 'Compressa'
Larix decidua
European Larch 'Cherry Valley'
Larix kaempferi
Contorted Japanese Larch 'Diana'
Larix occidentalis
Western Larch 'Bollinger'
Lavandula angustifolia
English Lavender 'Ashdown Forest'
Lavandula x intermedia
Hybrid Lavender; Blue Lavandin 'Grappenhall'
Lavandula x intermedia
Hybrid Lavender; Purple Lavandin 'Grosso'
Leptinella squalida
New Zealand Brass Buttons
Leucothoe keiskei
Fetterbush
Lewisia cotyledon
Bitter Root 'Sunset Strain'
Liatris spicata
Blazing Star 'Floristan White'
Liatris spicata
Dwarf Purple Blazing Star 'Kobold'
Liriodendron tulipfera
American Tulip Tree
Liriope muscari
Monkey Grass 'Big Blue'
Liriope muscari
Monkey Grass 'Silver Dragon'
Lithodora fruticosa
Lithodora
Lonicera nitida
Shrubby Honeysuckle 'Red Tip'
Lupinus albicaulis
Sickle-keeled Lupine
Lupinus latifolius
Broadleaf Lupine
Lupinus littoralis
Seashore Lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
Large-leaved Lupine
Luzula nivea
Showy Woodrush
Maackia amurensis
Amur Maackia 'Starburst'
Magnolia x soulangeana
Saucer Magnolia 'Jon Jon'
Mahonia eurybracteata ssp. ganpinensis
Mahonia 'Soft Caress'
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Dawn Redwood 'Hamlet's Broom'
Mimmlus cardinalis
Scarlet Monkey Flower
Mimulus guttatus
Yellow Monkey Flower
Miscanthus sinensis
Dwarf Maiden Grass 'Morning Light'
Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea
Variegated Purple Moor Grass 'Variegata'
Oenothera speciosa
Showy Evening Primrose 'Twilight'
Oenothera speciosa
Showy Evening Primrose 'Sundrops'
Osmanthus delavayi
Delavay Tea-olive; Sweet Olive
Oxalis oregana
Oregon Oxalis; Redwood Sorrel
Panicum virgatum
Red Switch Grass; Switch Grass 'Shenandoah'
Parrotia persica
Columnar Persian Ironwood 'Vanessa'
Penstemon gloxinoides
Border Penstemon 'Firebird'
Penstemon pinifolius
Pine-leafed Beard Tongue
Penstemon pinifolius
Pine-leaved Beard Tongue 'Mersea Yellow'
Penstemon richardsonii
Cut-leaf Beard Tongue
Penstemon speciosus
Showy Penstemon
Penstemon x
Penstemon 'Hidcote Pink'
Persicaria amplexicaulis
Mountain Fleece Flower 'Golden Arrow'
Persicaria microcephala
Fleece Flower 'Red Dragon'
Philadelphus coronarius
Variegated Sweet Mock Orange 'Variegata'
Picea abies
Norway Spruce 'Gold Drift'
Picea abies
Bird's Nest Norway Spruce 'Nidiformis'
Picea breweriana
Brewer Spruce 'Emerald Midget'
Picea engelmannii
Weeping Engelmann Spruce 'Bush's Lace'
Picea orientalis
Oriental Spruce 'Silver Seedling'
Picea orientalis
Oriental Spruce 'Skylands Golden'
Picea orientalis
Oriental Spruce 'Tom Thumb Gold'
Pieris japonica
Dwarf Pieris 'Cavatine'
Pieris japonica
Dwarf Pieris 'Little Heath'
Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Lodgepole Pine 'Golden Stryker'
Pinus koraiensis
Korean Pine
Pinus mugo
Mugo Pine 'Carstens Wintergold'
Pinus mugo
Mugo Pine 'Domschke'
Pinus mugo
Mugo Pine 'Green Candle'
Pinus mugo
Mugo Pine 'Milky Way'
Pinus mugo
Mugo Pine 'Nerost'
Pinus mugo
Mugo Pine 'Slowmound'
Pinus mugo var. pumilio
Dwarf Mugo Pine
Pinus mugo var. pumilio
Variegated Dwarf Mugo Pine 'Patches'
Pinus mugo
Mugo Pine 'Winter Sonne'
Pinus nigra
Austrian Pine 'Birte'
Pinus parviflora
Japanese White Pine 'Snowdrift Brocade ' ; 'Fubuki nishiki'
Pinus pumila
Japanese Stone Pine 'Blue Dwarf'
Pinus resinosa
American Red Pine 'Don Smith'
Pinus strobus
Horsford's Dwarf Eastern White Pine 'Horsford's Dwarf'
Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine 'Blue Cheese'
Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine 'Hexguld' ; 'Witch Gold'
Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine 'Moseri'
Pinus virginiana
Virginia Pine 'Wate's Golden Broom'
Platycodon grandiflorus
Balloon Flower
Polygonatum multiflorum
Solomon's Seal ; David's Harp ; Ladder to Heaven
Polystichum polyblepherum
Japanese Tassel Fern
Polystichum setiferum
Fairy's Pillow ; Soft Shield Fern
Primula sonchifolia
Primrose
Prunus cerasifera
Purple-leaf Plum 'Krauter Vesuvius'
Prunus serrulata
Flowering Cherry 'Mt. Fuji'
Rhododendron x
Rhododendron 'Blue Pacific'
Rhododendron x
Rhododendron 'June Bee'
Rhododendron x
Rhododendron 'Lavender Queen'
Rhododendron x
Rhododendron 'Lee's Dark Purple'
Rhododendron x
Rhododendron 'Margaret Douglas'
Rhododendron x
Rhododendron 'Ramapo'
Salvia nemorosa
Woodland Sage ; Meadow Sage 'Caradonna'
Salvia nemorosa
Woodland Sage ; Meadow Sage 'May Night'
Saxifraga x arendsii
Rock Soapwort ; Dwarf Rockfoil 'Harder Zwerg'
Sciadopitys verticillata
Japanese Umbrella Pine
Scrophularia macrantha
Redbirds in a Tree
Sedum cauticola
Cauticola Stonecrop
Sedum dasyphyllum
Large Corsican Stonecrop 'Major'
Sedum kamtschaticum
Variegated Russian Stonecrop 'Variegatum'
Sedum rupestre
Evergreen Stonecrop 'Angelina'
Sedum spathulifolium ssp. pruinosum
Broad-leaf Stonecrop 'Carnea'
Sedum x
Hybrid Stonecrop 'Bertram Anderson'
Sedum x
Hybrid Stonecrop 'Rockery Challenger'
Selaginella kraussiana
Gold Clubmoss ; Gold Spikemoss 'Aurea'
Selaginella kraussiana
Pin-cushion Spike Moss ; Emerald Isle Spike Moss 'Brownii'
Sequoia sempervirens
Coast Redwood 'Kelly's Prostrate'
Sidalcea hendersonii
Henderson's Checker Mallow
Sidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata
Dwarf Checkerbloom
Sorbus aria
Silver Whitebeam 'Lutescens'
Stipa gigantea
Giant Feather Grass
Styrax obassia
Fragrant Snowbell
Taxodium distichum
Bald Cypress 'Cascade Falls'
Taxus baccata
Miniature Upright English Yew 'Fastigiata Micro'
Taxus baccata
Spreading English Yew 'Repandens'
Thuja occidentalis
Eastern Arborvitae 'Linesville Witch's Broom'
Thuja occidentalis
Eastern Arborvitae 'Sherwood Frost'
Thuja occidentalis
Eastern Arborvitae 'Emerald Green' ; 'Smaragd'
Thuja plicata
Western Red Cedar 'Doone Valley'
Thymus pseudolanuginosus
Woolly Thyme
Tradescantia sillamontana
Cobweb Spiderwort
Tradescantia virginiana
Chartreuse Virginia Spiderwort 'Sweet Kate'
Trillium flexipes
Drooping Trillium ; Nodding Wake-robin
Vaccinium membranaceum
Thinleaf Huckleberry
Vancouveria hexandra
White Inside-out Flower
Verbascum phoeniceum
Mullein 'Rosetta'
Veronica spicata ssp. incana
Silver Speedwell ; Woolly Speedwell
Viburnum cinnamomifolium
Cinnamomum-leafed Viburnum
Viburnum cylindricum
Cylindrical Viburnum
Viburnum dilatatum
Linden Viburnum 'Asian Beauty'
Viburnum dilatatum
Linden Viburnum 'Michael Dodge'
Viburnum foetidum var. rectangulum
Stinking Viburnum
Viburnum henryi
Henry's Viburnum
Viburnum hoanglienense
Vietnamese Viburnum
Viburnum nudum
Possumhaw 'Brandywine'
Viburnum nudum
Possumhaw 'Winterthur'
Viburnum opulus var. calvescens
Sargent's Viburnum
Viburnum x burkwoodii
Burkwood Viburnum
Viburnum x hillieri
Winton Hillier's Viburnum 'Winton'
Viburnum x pragense
Decker Prague Viburnum 'Decker'
Weigela florida
Old-fashioned Weigela
Global Tapestry
Exploring the artistry of plant combinations
The Stroll Gallery at Vista Gardens offers visitors a captivating journey through the world of plants, featuring a dynamic collection of woody plants and perennials that span the globe. This garden area is a celebration of diversity, where carefully curated plant combinations create a rich tapestry of color, texture, and form. It invites visitors to explore and discover the beauty of global flora, offering a unique opportunity to experience the vast range of plant life in one harmonious setting.
As you wander through the Stroll Gallery, a variety of captivating plants bring the garden to life. Delicate columbine and vibrant thrift add pops of color to the pathways, while the fragrant blooms of azara and the striking foliage of barberry provide structure and visual interest throughout the seasons. The classic elegance of camellia, with its glossy leaves and showy flowers, is beautifully complemented by the tall spires of foxglove and the charming simplicity of strawberry plants, each contributing to the garden’s layered and intricate design.
Heaths and Heathers, with their low-growing, evergreen presence, weave through the garden, creating a textured backdrop that highlights the diversity of the plantings. These hardy, versatile plants offer year-round interest and enhance the overall visual impact of the Stroll Gallery. Together, these elements create a garden that encourages visitors to slow down, appreciate the details, and marvel at the rich tapestry of life that flourishes in every corner of Vista Gardens.
Explore the next area: Foundation Library
Heaths, lavender and dwarf conifers front this horticulture library, leading up to the greenhouse area.
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