Rain Garden Examples

Shade Plants
The following plants work well in shady areas:

• Big Bluestem (andropogon gerardii)
• Canada Anemone (anemone canadensis)
• Cardinal Flower (lobelia cardinalis)
• Great Blue Lobelia (lobelia siphilitica L.)
• Turtlehead (chelone glabra)
  

Sun
The following sun-loving grasses, sedges and flowers are perfect for rain gardens.

• Big Bluestem (andropogon gerardii)
• Fox Sedge (carex vulpinoidea)
• Golden Alexanders (zizia aurea)
• Monkey Flower (mimulus ringens)
• Sneezeweed (helenium autumnale)
• Swamp Milkweed (asclepias incarnata)