WILD SWEET WILLIAM Phlox divaricata

GOLDEN ALEXANDER Zizea aurea

Plants for a Rain Garden in the Shade

VIRGINA SPIDERWORT Tradescantia virginiana

OSTRICH FERN Matteuccia struthiopteris

FIREWEED Epilobium angustifolium CARDINAL FLOWER Lobelia cardinalis

JOE PYEWEED Eupatorium purpureum

FOX SEDGE Carex vulpinoidea

ANISE HYSSOP Agastache foeniculum

Plants for a Rain Garden in the Shade/Sun 1

NEW ENGLAND ASTER Aster novae-angliae

BLUE LOBELIA Lobelia siphilitica

LONG HAIRED SEDGE Carex comosa

TURTLEHEAD Chelone glabra

MARSH MARIGOLD Caltha palustris MONKEY FLOWER Mimulus ringens

ZIG-ZAG GOLDENROD Solidago flexicaulis

VIRGINIA MOUNTAIN MINT Pycnanthemum virginianum

Plants for a Rain Garden in the Shade/Sun 2

TUSSOCK SEDGE Carex stricta

RIDDELL’S GOLDENROD Solidago riddellii

SPOTTED JOE PYEWEED Eupatorium maculatum BLACK-EYED SUSAN Rudbeckia hirta

BLUE VERVAIN Verbena hastata

BLAZING STAR Liatris pycnostachya

CONEFLOWER Echinacea

BUTTERFLY MILKWEED Asclepias tuberosa

Plants for a Rain Garden in the Sun 1

QUEEN OF THE PRAIRIE Filipendula rubra

BLUE GRAMMA GRASS Bouteloua gracilis

WILD BERGAMONT Monarda fistulosa

CULVER’S ROOT Veronicastrum virginicum

MARSH MILKWEED Asclepias incarnata

SNEEZEWEED Helenium autumnale

Plants for a Rain Garden in the Sun 2

PRAIRIE CORD GRASS Spartina pectinata

MASH BLAZING STAR Liatris spicata

DOWNY PHLOX Phlox pilosa

IRONWEED Vernonia fasciculata

Latin name Matteuccia struthiopteris Bouteloua gracilis Carex comosa Carex stricta Carex vulpinoides Spartina pectinata Agastache foeniculum Asclepias incarnata Asclepias tuberosa Aster novae-angliae Caltha palustris Chelone glabra Echinacea Epilobium angustifolium Eupatorium maculatum Eupatorium purpureum Filipendula rubra Helenium autumnale Liatris pycnostachya Liatris spicata Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia siphilitica Mimulus ringens Monarda fistulosa Phlox divaricata Phlox pilosa Pycanthemum virginianum Rudbeckia hirta Solidago flexicaulis Solidago riddellii Tradescantia virginiana Verbena hastata Veronica fasciculata Veronicastrum virginicum Zizea aurea Alnus incana Cornus sericea Myrica gale Salix discolor Sambucus canadensis Spirea alba Viburnum dentatum

Common name Ostrich fern Blue grama Long-haried sedge Tussock sedge Fox sedge Priairie cord grass Anise hyssop Marsh milkweed Butterfly milkweed New England Aster Marsh marigold Turtlehead Coneflower Fireweed Spotted joe-pye weed Joe pye weed Queen of the prairie Sneezeweed Blazing star Marsh blazing star Cardinal flower Blue lobelia Monkey flower Wild bergamot Wild sweet william Downy phlox Virginia mountain mint Black-eyed Susan Zig-zag goldenrod Riddell's goldenrod Virginia spiderwort Blue vervain Ironweed Culver's root Golden Alexanders Speckled elder Red osier dogwood Sweet gale Pussy willow American elderberry Meadowsweet Arrowwood

Habit Fern Graminoid Graminoid Graminoid Graminoid Graminoid Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Herb Woody Woody Woody Woody Woody Woody Woody

Height 2-4 ft 1-2 ft. 1-3 ft 1-2 ft. 2-3 ft. 4-10 ft 2-4 ft 3-6 ft 2-3 ft 2-3 ft. 1-2 ft. 2-3 ft. 2-4 ft 3-7 ft 2-6 ft 3-6 ft 2-3 ft 3-5 ft 2-4 ft 2-3 ft 2-4 ft 2-3 ft. 1-3 ft 2-4 ft 6-18 in 1-2 ft. 2-3 ft. 1-3 ft 1-3 ft 1-3 ft 2-3 ft 4-6 ft. 3-6 ft 3-4 ft 2-3 ft up to 20 ft To 6 ft. To 6 ft. To 15 ft. To 12 ft. 2-5 ft To 15 ft.

Moisture Wet-mesic Dry-mesic wet wet Wet-moist wet mesic wet mesic Wet-mesic wet Wet-moist Dry-mesic wet wet wet Wet-mesic wet Wet-mesic mesic wet wet Wet-moist mesic mesic mesic mesic mesic mesic Wet-mesic mesic Wet-mesic wet Wet-mesic Wet-mesic Wet-mesic Wet-mesic Wet-mesic Wet-mesic Wet-mesic Wet-mesic Wet-mesic

Size medium small medium medium medium tall medium tall medium medium small medium medium tall tall tall medium tall medium medium tall medium small medium small small Small-medium medium Small-medium Small-medium Small-medium tall tall tall Small-medium shrub/tree shrub shrub shrub shrub shrub shrub

Shade/sun Shade Sun Shade/sun Shade/sun Shade/sun Sun Shade/sun Sun Sun Shade/sun Shade/sun Shade/sun Sun Shade/sun Sun Shade/sun Sun Sun Sun Sun Shade/sun Shade/sun Shade/sun Sun Shade Sun Shade/sun Sun Shade/sun Shade/sun Shade Full sun Sun Sun Shade Sun Shade Shade/sun Shade Sun Shade/sun Shade/sun

Herbivores

Flower color

Flower

Comments Good for edges Pretty good for rain gardens Great for rain gardens can get too tall for small gardens

Deer resistant Deer resistant Rabbit resistant

pink bright orange Purple Bright yellow white (purple variant) Purple Pink-red lavender Purple pink/rose Yellow Purple Purple Deer/rabbit resistant red Deer/rabbit resistant blue lavender Deer resistant lavender blue Pink-purple Deer resistant white Yellow Yellow Yellow Purple Blue-violet Deer/rabbit resistant Red-violet white Yellow

summer late spring-summer Fall Spring summer summer Summer-fall summer summer

summer Summer-fall late summer Fall summer summer late spring-summer late spring-summer summer summer Fall Fall Spring Summer-fall Summer-fall summer early summer

Can grow too big and become unattractive if not pruned periodically Beautiful, but needs consistently moist conditions to perform well Overused? good for rain gardens; can be rather tall for small sites, but attracts butterflies can get too tall for small gardens summer plants can grow too tall/thick; should be pruned periodically Great for rain gardens Can have a hard time during very dry periods doesn't do well in very dry soil tolerant of many moisture conditions

may not do well in persistently very wet conditions

can become invasive (in gardens/lawns) if not monitored can self sow prolifically can get too tall for small gardens

pretty red stems in winter

white

summer