Sensory Garden Plant List
You can see many of these plants growing in the beds adjacent to the pavilion at the Mineola Nature Preserve.
| Common name | Scientific name | Height | Spacing | Blooming Period | Blossom Color | Sensory |
| Autumn Sage | Salvia greggii 'Alba' | 2.5' | 2' | Summer | white | scent |
| Autumn Sage | Salvia greggii 'Big Pink' | 2.5' | 2' | Summer | hot pink | scent |
| Autumn Sage | Salvia greggii 'Dark Dancer' | 2.5' | 2' | Summer | raspberry | scent |
| Autumn Sage | Salvia greggii 'Furman's Red' | 2.5' | 2' | Summer | dk red | scent |
| Blackfoot Daisy | Melampodium leucanthum | 1' | 1' | Spr-Fall | wh w/ ylw | scent |
| Catmint | Nepeta fassenii | 12-18" | 24" | Spr-Sum | blue | scent |
| Chamomile | Matricaria recutita | 8" | 8" | Spring | wh w/ ylw | scent |
| Chocolate Daisy | Berlandiera lyrata | 15" | 12" | Spr-Sum | lt yellow | scent |
| Chocolate Mint | Mentha x piperita 'Chocolate' | 1' | 1' | white | scent | |
| Common Sage | Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten' | 2' | 3' | Spring | lavender blue | scent/touch |
| Curry Plant | Helichrysum angustifolium | 18" | scent | |||
| Daffodil 'Sweetness' | Narcissus Early Jonquil | 10" | 10" | early Spr | yellow | scent |
| Dill | Anethum graveolens | 3' | 6" | Spring | yellow | scent |
| Grape Hyacinths | Muscari armenii | 8" | 4" | early Spr | blue | scent |
| Trailing Lantana | Lantana x hybrida 'New Gold' | 2' | 4' | Spr-frost | gold | scent |
| Lavender | Lavendula x Silver Frost | 2-3' | 3' | Summer | blue | scent/touch |
| Mexican Feather Grass | Nassella tenuissima | 18" | 12" | late Spr - early Sum | touch | |
| Mexican Mint Marigold | Tagetes lucidia | 3' | 3' | Fall | gold | scent |
| Oregano | Origanum syriacum | 12" | 12" | late Spr - early Sum | lt pink | scent |
| Pinks | Dianthus plumarius | 8-24" | 6" | Spring | varies | scent |
| Rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis | 5' | 4' | Summer | blue | scent |
| Santolina (Gray) | Santolina chamaecyparissus'Nana' | 10" | 2' | Summer | yellow | scent/touch |
| Santolina (Green) | Santolina rosmarinifolia | 18" | 3' | Summer | yellow | scent/touch |
| Silver Grass | Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio' | 3-5' | 3' | white | sound | |
| Society Garlic | Tulbaghia violacea | 1' | 8" | Sum-Fall | lavender | scent |
| Thyme, creeping | Thymus 'Pink Chinz' | 2" | 2' | Spring | lavender | scent |
| Thyme, Lemon | Thymus x citriodorus | 1' | 2' | Spring | lilac | scent |
| Pink Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | 2' | 2' | mid-late Sum | silvery/purp panicles | touch |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium 'Oertel's Rose' | 2-4' | 1-3' | Summer | pink | touch |
| Black Haw | Viburnum rufidulum | 12' | Spring | white | ||