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Plants for Delaware Rain Gardens  

Wildflowers, Ferns, Grasses, and Sedges:
Amsonia ciliata, Downy amsonia
Amsonia hubrechtii, Arkansas amsonia
Amsonia tabernaemontana, Blue star
Aquilegia canadense, Canadian columbine
Arisaema triphyllum, Jack-in-the-pulpit
Asclepias incarnata, Swamp milkweed
Aster novae-angliae,, New England Aster
Aster novi-belgii, New York Aster
Athyrium filix-femina, Lady fern
Baptisia australis, False indigo
Boltonia asteroides, Boltonia
Caltha palustris, Marsh marigold
Campanula divaricata, Southern harebell
Carex stipata, Tussock sedge
Chasmanthium latifolium, River oats
Chelone glabra, White turtlehead
Chelone lyonii, Pink turtlehead
Cimicifuga racemosa, Black Snakeroot
Convallaria majalis, Lily-of-the-Valley
Eupatorium maculatum, Joe-pye weed
Gillenia trifoliate, Bowman’s Root
Helianthus angulstifolius, Swamp sunflower
Hibiscus moscheutos, Marsh mallow
Iris cristata, Dwarf crested iris
Kosteletskya virginica, Seashore mallow
Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal flower
Lobelia siphilitica, Blue lobelia
Meehania cordata, Meehan’s mint
Monarda didyma, Oswego tea, Beebalm
Muhlenbergia capillaris, Muhly grass
Osmunda regalis, Royal fern
Osmunda cinnamomea, Cinnamon fern
Panicum virgatum, Panic grass
Persicaria virginiana, Tovara
Phlox paniculata, Garden phlox
Physostegia virginiana, Obedient Plant, False dragonhead
Rudbeckia fulgida, Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia laciniata, Green-headed coneflower
Solidago rugosa, Goldenrod
Sorghastram nutans, Indian grass
Spartina pectinata, Cord grass
Spiranthes cernua, Nodding lady’s tresses
Stylophorum diphyllum, Celandine Poppy
Tradescantia x andersoniana, Virginia spiderwort
Veratrum viride, Indian poke
Vernonia noveboracensis, Common ironweed
Veronicastrum virginicum, Culver’s root, Bowman’s root

Trees and Shrubs:
Amelanchier laevis, Shadbush
Asimina triloba, Pawpaw
Betula nigra, River birch
Cephalanthus occidentalis, Buttonbush
Clethra alnifolia, Sweet pepperbush
Cornus amomum, Silky dogwood
Cornus sanguinea, Bloodtwig dogwood
Diospyros virginiana, Persimmon
Fothergilla gardenii, Dwarf fothergilla
Ilex glabra, Inkberry Holly
Ilex verticillata, Winterberry holly
Lindera benzoin, Spicebush
Liquidambar styraciflua, Sweet gum
Magnolia virginiana, Sweetbay magnolia
Sambucus canadensis, American elderberry
Viburnum dentatum, Arrowwood

 
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