Discover Railroad Park's Landscape
Trees and Plants at Railroad Park
Railroad Park is planted with hundreds of trees and thousands of perennials, native grasses and wildflowers, designed by Macknally Land Design with an emphasis on native species. The payoff: a landscape so rich with habitat that nearly 130 bird species, along with countless pollinators, have visited or made their home here since 2015.
This much life doesn’t tend itself — your gift helps us keep Railroad Park’s landscape thriving for the birds, the pollinators, and everyone who comes to enjoy it.
Site Trees
Acer saccharum ‘Legacy’
Betula nigra ‘Dura-Heat’
Cercis canadensis ‘Oklahoma’
Crataegus phaenopyrum ‘Washington’
Fagus grandifolia
Carpinus caroliniana
Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Urbanite’
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Shademaster’
Ilex opaca ‘Greenleaf’
Liriodendron tulipifera
Magnolia grandiflora ‘TMGH’ (‘Alta’)
Magnolia virginiana ‘Australis’
Myrica cerifera
Nyssa sylvatica
Pinus virginiana
Pistacia chinensis
Quercus lyrata
Quercus nutallii
Taxodium distichum
Ulmus americana ‘Princeton’
Shrubs
Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’
Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’
Callicarpa americana
Ilex cornuta ‘Needlepoint’
Ilex glabra
Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’
Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Adagio’
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Myrica cerifera
Rhaphiolepis indica ‘White Enchantress’
Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Tuscan Blue’
Rosa ‘Knock Out’
Sedum telephium ‘Autumn Joy’
Perennials
Hedychium coronarium
Iris germanica
Iris virginica
Perennial Mix ‘A’ (Strolling Garden)
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’
Hedychium coronarium
Hemerocallis fulva
Monarda didyma ‘Adam’
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’
Stachys byzantina ‘Helen von Stein’
Narcissus ‘February Gold’
Perennial Mix ‘B’ (Strolling Garden)
Echinacea purpurea
Echinacea purpurea ‘Alba’
Nepeta mussinii
Phlox paniculata ‘David’
Salvia x sylvestris ‘May Night’
Stokesia laevis
Narcissus ‘Mount Hood’
Daylily Mix
Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’
Hemerocallis ‘Ruby Stella’
Hemerocallis ‘Stella D’oro’
Iris Mix
Iris germanica
Iris virginica
Iris giganticaerulea
Lake Promenade Mix ‘A’
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Adagio’
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’
Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’
Hemerocallis ‘Ruby Stella’
Hemerocallis ‘Stella D’oro’
Narcissus ‘February Gold’
Lake Promenade Mix ‘B’
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’
Canna x generalis ‘Tropicana’
Hemerocallis fulva
Monarda didyma ‘Adam’
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’
Stachys byzantina ‘Helen von Stein’
Narcissus ‘February Gold’
Lake Promenade Mix ‘C’
Iris germanica
Iris virginica
Iris giganticaerulea
Hedychium coronarium
Native Grasses & Wildflower Mix
Native Grasses
Schizachyrium scoparium
Andropogon virginicus
Bouteloua gracilis
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Wildflowers
Asclepias tuberosa
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’
Echinacea purpurea
Eragrostis spectabilis
Liatris squarrulosa
Monarda didyma ‘Adam’
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’
Rudbeckia maxima
Rudbeckia triloba
Salvia azurea
Ecological Hillside Mix
Native Grasses
Schizachyrium scoparium
Andropogon virginicus
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Bouteloua gracilis
Wildflower
Asclepias tuberosa
Aster patens
Coreopsis lanceolata
Coreopsis grandiflora
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’
Echinacea purpurea
Eragrostis spectabilis
Gaillardia pulchella
Helianthus mollis
Ipomopsis rubra
Liatris squarrulosa
Monarda didyma ‘Adam’
Monarda fistulosa
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’
Rudbeckia maxima
Ratibida pinnata
Salvia azurea
Vines
Bignonia capreolata ‘Tangerine’
Gelsemium sempervirens
Ficus pumila
Groundcover
Liriope muscari ‘Big Blue’
Bankside Planting ‘A’
Iris fulva
Iris germanica
Iris fulva
Iris virginica
Hymenocallis occidentalis
Juncus effusus
Bankside Planting ‘B’
Rudbeckia maxima
Chasmanthium latifolium
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’
Wetland Planting ‘A’
Saururus cernuus
Peltandra virginica
Wetland Planting ‘B’
Helianthus angustifolius
Hymenocallis occidentalis
Juncus effusus