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Rain Garden

Tough, beautiful plants adapted to the feast-and-famine cycle of a rain garden — tolerating temporary flooding after storms, then dry conditions between rains. These species filter runoff and recharge groundwater.

10 plants in this collection

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Blue Mistflower

Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum
Perennial/Forb Late-season nectar for butterflies incl. migrating monarchs and native bees (special value); host for Clymene and Lined Ruby Tiger moths; birds eat seed; rhizomatous groundcover
◑ Full Sun–Part Shade ▲ 1–3 ft 💧 Moist–Medium ✿ Summer–Fall
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Cardinal Flower

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis
Wildflower Hummingbirds swallowtails
◑ Part Shade–Sun ▲ 2–4 ft 💧 Wet–Moist ✿ Late Summer
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Eastern Star Sedge

Eastern Star Sedge

Carex Radiata
Sedge Habitat structure for ground-nesting insects songbird cover; caterpillar host
◑ Part Shade–Shade ▲ 1–2 ft 💧 Moist–Medium ✿ Spring (Apr–May)
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Golden Groundsel

Golden Groundsel

Packera aurea
Wildflower/Perennial Early native bees butterflies specialist Packera bees; one of first spring bloomers
◑ Part Shade–Sun ▲ 1–2 ft 💧 Moist–Medium ✿ Spring (Apr–Jun)
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Joe Pye Weed

Joe Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum
Perennial Monarch nectar tiger swallowtail
◑ Sun–Part Shade ▲ 4–7 ft 💧 Moist ✿ Late Summer
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New York Ironweed

New York Ironweed

Vernonia noveboracensis
Perennial/Forb Late-season nectar for butterflies (incl. monarchs) native bees and specialist long-horned bees; songbirds eat seed; hollow stems shelter stem-nesting bees; deer resistant
☀ Full Sun–Part Sun ▲ 3–6 ft 💧 Wet–Medium ✿ Late Summer
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Ostrich Fern

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris
Fern Habitat structure overwintering insects
☀ Shade ▲ 3–5 ft 💧 Moist ✿ N/A
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Pawpaw

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba
Tree Sole larval host of the Zebra Swallowtail; fruit eaten by opossums raccoons foxes
◑ Part Shade–Sun ▲ 15–30 ft 💧 Moist ✿ Spring
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Scarlet Beebalm

Scarlet Beebalm

Monarda didyma
Perennial/Forb Premier ruby-throated hummingbird nectar plant; bumble and native bees butterflies; host for hermit sphinx and orange mint moths; hollow stems for stem-nesting bees
◑ Full Sun–Part Shade ▲ 2–4 ft 💧 Wet–Moist ✿ Summer
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Shrubby St. John’s Wort

Shrubby St. John’s Wort

Hypericum prolificum
Shrub Pollen-rich flowers are a bumble bee magnet; many native bees and syrphid flies; larval host for ~23 moth and butterfly species incl. azures; seed capsules feed songbirds; deer and rabbit resistant
☀ Full Sun–Part Sun ▲ Up to 6 ft tall & wide 💧 Moist–Medium ✿ Summer
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