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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