Plants A-Z for a Halloween Garden

	Acer shirasawanum 'Autumn Moon' Japanese Maple Zones 5-8	Aconitum known as Aconite, Wolfsbane, Monkshood Zones 2-7
Aeonium 'Schwarzkopf' Black Tree Aeonium Zones 9b-11	Alcea rosea var. nigra Black Hollyhock Zones 3-9	Alchemilla mollis 'Thriller' Zones 4-7
Allium 'Hair' Zones 4-8	Allium sativum Garlic Hardy to Zone 8 not frost tender	Amorphophallus titanum Corpse Flower Exudes an odor of rotting flesh, do you really want it in your garden?
Antirrhinum majus 'Chantilly Deep Orange' Snapdragon Annual	Arctotis 'Pumpkin Pie' Annual	Arisaema dracontium 'Green Dragon' Zones 4-9
Athyrium 'Ghost' Fern Zones 4-9
	Begonia 'Escargot' Zones 1-11	Begonia 'Little Miss Mummy' Annual/Houseplant
Black-eyed Susan Vine 'Thunbergia' Annual	Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight' Butterfly bush Zones 5-9
	Various Cacti Furry fun from Breezewood Nursery	Carex flagellifera 'Toffee Twist' Zones 6-9
Celiosa Cockscomb Annual	Chlorphytum comosum Spider Plant Houseplant	Cimicifuga 'Black Negligee' Bugsbane Zones 5-9
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Hillside Black Beauty' Zones 4-8	Coleus 'Black Magic' Annual/Houseplant Other varieties: Black Widow, Blair's Witch, Devil's Tongue, Diablo, Dragon Claw, Electric Pumpkin, Fright Night, Killer Klown, Lord Voldemort, Merlin's Magic, Midnight, Murder Suspect, Satonic Embers, Sorcerer	Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic' Zones 7-11
Corokia cotoneaster Skeleton Bush Zones 9-10	Corylus avellana 'Contorta' Harry Lauder's Walking Stick Zones 4-8	Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Zones 4-9
Cucurbita~Pumpkins Information on growing pumpkins can be found HERE	Cuphea llavea Bat Face Zones 9-10	Cuphea micropetala Candy Corn Cuphea Zones 8-10
	Daylily 'Bela Lugosi' Zones 4-9	Decaisnea fargessi Dead Man's Fingers Zones 6-9
Dionaea muscipula Venus Fly Trap Zones 6-9 Want more carnivorous plants? Try California Carnivores	Diascia 'Whisper Pumpkin' Zones 7-11	Dracunculus vulgaris Dragon or Voodoo Lily Zones 5-8
	Echinacea 'Doppleganger' Zones 3-8	Echinacea purpurea 'Fatal Attraction' Zones 4-9
Echinacea purpurea 'Green Envy' Zones 4-9	Eryngium giganteum 'Silver Ghost' also known as Miss Willmott's Ghost Zones 4-7	Eucomis vandermerwei 'Octopus' Zones 7-11
	Fatsia japonica Aralia 'Spider's Web' Zones 7-10
	Gaillardia 'Goblin' Zones 3-9	Geranium 'Hocus Pocus' Zones 3-8
	Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel Zones 3-8	Hardy Geranium 'Tiny Monster' Zones 4-9
Heuchera 'Obsidian' Fancy-leaf Coral Bells Zones 4-9	Hippeastrum 'Voodoo' Naughty Lady Amaryllis Zones 7b-10
	Iridaceae Tall Bearded Iris 'Ghost Train' Zones 3-8 Other varieties: Anvil of Darkness, Blackalicious,Count Dracula,Halloween Halo, Halloween Moon, Halloween Party, Halloween Treat, Hello Darkness,It's Magic, Made of Magic, Men in Black, Midnight Oil, Old Black Magic,Raven Girl, Superstition,Witch's Wand & Witching	Iris chrysographes Zones 5-8 Loves wet soils
	Juncus effusus 'Spiralis' Corkscrew Rush Zones 4-10
	Kniphofia 'Cobra' Red Hot Poker Zones 6-10
	Lamium maculatum Dead Nettles Zones 3-8
	Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' Black Mondo Grass Zones 6-9	Oriental/Trumpet lilium 'Yelloween' Zones 4-9
Ornamental Pepper 'Medusa' Annual
	Pansy 'Halloween II' Annual	Pedilanthus tithymaloides Devil's Backbone Zones 9-11/Houseplant
Phyllostachys nigra Black Bamboo Zones 6-10	Poncirus trifoliata 'Flying Dragon' Zones 6-10	Primula 'Silver Lace Black' Zones 4-8
Pulmonaria 'Dark Vader' Zones 4-8
	Robinia pseudoacacia 'Twisty Baby' Black Locust Zones 4-8	Rosa sericea omeiensis Wingthorn Rose Zones 5-8
Rudbeckia hirta 'Autumn Colors' Zones 6-8
	Sambucus nigra 'Eva' Black Lace Elder Zones 4-7	Sauromatum venosum Voodoo Lily Zones 6-10
Sedum 'Dragon's Blood' Zones 4-9	Sempervivum arachnoideum Cobweb Houseleek Zones 5-10	Solanum quitoense Bed of Nails Zones 10-11
Spilanthes Eyeball Plant Annual
	Tacca chantrieri Bat Plant Zones 10-11/Houseplant	Tiarella 'Jeepers Creepers' Zones 4-9
	Viola odorata 'Irish Molly' Zones 6-8
	Zantedeschia (Calla Lily) 'Black Pearl' Zones 8-10

Want to learn more about these Halloween plants? Visit these wonderful websites
HGTV's Creepy Gardens
Dave's Garden

Thank You for Contributing
My appreciation to these people who have suggested great plants:
Patty, Michelle & Jen


Reference
England, A. (2007). Halloween Themed Garden Plants. Retrieved May 2, 2008, from http://plantsbulbs.suite101.com/article.cfm/halloween_themed_garden_plants

Morgan, S. (2008). Creepy Gardens. Retrieved April 23, 2008, from http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_seasonal_fall/article/0,1785,HGTV_3625_5004347,00.html

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