good PLants to use in your Rain Garden
Use native plants!
Natives are a natural for this because they tolerate short periods of standing water, are drought tolerant, and their deep roots make it easy for water to move down into the soil.
Partial shade
These plants do best in areas where they will receive between four and six hours of sun per day. Morning sun and afternoon shade is best.
- Virginia Wild Rye
- Blue Lobelia
- Rose Turtlehead
- Copper Iris
- Celandine Poppy
- Cardinal Flower
- Sweet Coneflower
- River Oats
- Wild Ageratum
- Tussock Sedge
Full sun
These plants do best when they can receive six or more hours of sun per day.
- Lanceleaf Coreopsis
- Little Bluestem
- Prairie Blazing Star
- Marsh Milkweed
- Soft Rush
- Blue Sage
- Blue Flag
- Sideoats Grama
- New England Aster
- Wild Quinine
- Black-Eyed Susan