Woman's Club

Ibby's Garden

Ibby's Garden, located on the Washington University campus on Forsyth Blvd. between Stix International House and Blewett Hall,music department was created to honor Elizabeth (Ibby) Gray Danforth's active involvement with the University and the Woman's Club during the tenure of her husband's 24 years as Chancellor of the University.

Ibby's interest in the University was especially appreciated by the Woman's Club of Washington University which is a social and service organization.

The Woman's Club is composed of women who are or have been connected to the University as: members of the University faculty, administration, staff, postdoctoral fellowship, graduate student or alumnae, as well as the wives or widows of faculty, administrators, staff, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, or alumni.

Ibby's Garden was planned and planted and is maintained by The Butterfly Garden Committee with the help of Washington University's Facilities Planning and Management department and the Missouri Botanical Garden. All plant material introduced into the garden provides nectar of food for butterflies and their larvae. To date we have nearly completed the planting of perennials that bloom in the fall and summer; we hope to add a few earlier blooming varieties next year. We are in the process of selecting shrubbery that will add color through the winter months.

The landscaping for the garden was begun in November 1995. The first planting was in May 1996 and the dedication was October 10, 1996. Following is the list of perennials we hope to have incorporated in the garden upon completion:

Asclipias Tuberosa		Panicum Birgaturn
Aquilegia Chrysantha "Yellow Queen"		Eupatorium Purpureum
Amorpha Canescens		Patrinia Scabiosifolia
Petalostemon Grandifloris		Phlox Maculata "Miss Lingard"
Potentilla Recta "Warren II"		Liatris Pycnostachys
Polygonum Amplexicaule "Atrosanguineum"		Solidago Speciosa
Echinacea Purpurea		Saivia Azurea
Scabiosa Caucasia "Pink Mist"		Aster laevis
Sporobolus Neterolepis		Echinacea Purpurea
Geranium Sanguineum "Striatum"		Asclepias Tuberosa
Hibiscus "Sweet Caroline"		Achillea "Anthea"
Phlox Paniculata "David"		Agastache Foeniculum
Astor Ericoides		Rudbeckia Fulgida "Goldsturm"
Heliopsis Heliantoides "Summer Sun"		Achillea "Moonshine'
Ceratostigma Plumbaginoides		Sedum Brilliant
Rudbeckia Fulgida "Goldsturm"		Stokesia laevis
Hemerogallis "Display"		Sporobolus Heterolepis
Europatorium Purpureum		Chrysantemum "Alaska"
Polygonum Cuspidatum		Coreopsis Verticilata "Moonbeam"
Solidago "Golden Fleece"		Verbena Stricta
Nepeta Cataria		Centaurea Montana
Coreopsis V. " Moonbeam"		Verbena Canadensis
Buddleia David it "Petite Plum"		Amorpha Canescens
Filipendula Rubra "Venusta"		Scabiosa "Butterfly Blue"
Aster Novae-Anliae		Aster Prof. Kippenberg

Our project is supported by individual donations. We still have need for funding for benches, annuals and peripheral plantings. Donations can be made through the Development Office at the University. Make checks payable to Washington Universtiy (tax deductible). Earmark them for the Elizabeth G. Danforth Butterfly Garden and mail to: Jan Kardos, 551 Warren Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63130.